Med. [mod.L. f. L. cellula = CELLULE + -ITIS.] Inflammation of the cellular or areolar tissue. (Syd. Soc. Lex.)
1861. Bumstead, Ven. Dis. (1879), 690. Orbital cellulitis.
1878. T. Bryant, Pract. Surg., I. 50. No attempt is made to distinguish between it [erysipelas] and cellulitis.
