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cellulite

Syllables: cel·lu·liteUK/ˈsɛl.jʊ.laɪt//ˈsɛl.jə.laɪt/

cellulite noun: skin dimpling caused by the herniation (protrusion) of subcutaneous adipose tissue (fat within connective tissue), especially on the pelvic area of women.

Noun

cellulite (countable and uncountable, plural cellulites)

  1. (informal) Skin dimpling caused by the herniation (protrusion) of subcutaneous adipose tissue (fat within connective tissue), especially on the pelvic area of women.
    Synonyms:
    adiposis edematosa, dermopanniculosis deformans, status protrusus cutis, gynoid lipodystrophy, orange peel syndrome

cellulite meaning in Indonesian

cellulite in Indonesian

dimpled skin
selulit

Synonyms of cellulite

  • adiposis edematosa
  • dermopanniculosis deformans
  • status protrusus cutis
  • gynoid lipodystrophy
  • orange peel syndrome

All synonyms of cellulite

Forms of cellulite

pluralcellulites

Origin of cellulite

Borrowed from French cellulite. By surface analysis, cellule + -ite. Doublet of cellulitis. First attested in the 1960s.

Words formed from cellulite

Questions about cellulite

What does cellulite mean?
Cellulite means skin dimpling caused by the herniation (protrusion) of subcutaneous adipose tissue (fat within connective tissue), especially on the pelvic area of women.
What is cellulite in Indonesian?
Cellulite in Indonesian is selulit. See Cellulite meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is cellulite?
Cellulite is a noun.
How do you pronounce cellulite?
Cellulite is pronounced /ˈsɛl.jʊ.laɪt/ (UK).
What is the plural of cellulite?
The plural of cellulite is cellulites.

Words near cellulite in the dictionary

  1. cellulifugal
  2. cellulifugally
  3. cellulin
  4. cellulipetal
  5. cellulipetally
  6. cellulite
  7. cellulites
  8. cellulitic
  9. cellulitides
  10. cellulitis
  11. cellulitises

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