noun
- Plural of cellulitis; instances or cases of acute inflammation of subcutaneous connective tissue, typically caused by bacterial infection.
Usage: Medical term; Plural form
Examples
- The hospital treated several cellulitises in the emergency department that week.
- Recurrent cellulitises can indicate a compromised immune system.
- Antibiotics are commonly prescribed to manage acute cellulitises.
- The dermatologist documented multiple cellulitises across different patient populations.
- Early diagnosis of cellulitises prevents serious complications.