CELLULITE


Meaning of CELLULITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsel-yə-ˌlīt, -ˌlēt ]

noun

Etymology: French, literally, accumulation of subcutaneous fat, cellulitis, from cellule cell + -ite -itis

Date: 1968

: deposits of subcutaneous fat within fibrous connective tissue (as in the thighs, hips, and buttocks) that give puckering and dimpling appearance to the skin surface

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