cellulitis
noun [ U ] uk/ˌsel.jəˈlaɪ.tɪs/ us/ˌsel.jəˈlaɪ.t̬ɪs/
蜂窝织炎
a medical condition in which the tissue under the skin becomes inflamed (= red and painful or swollen because of an infection)
That incident broke my skin and resulted in cellulitis, a long-lasting tissue infection. 那件事弄破了我的皮肤，导致了蜂窝组织炎，这是一种长期的组织感染。
Following the injection the patient developed cellulitis in his arm. 注射后，患者手臂出现了蜂窝组织炎。
- More examples
- Cellulitis has a high rate of recurrence.
- The patient had had three episodes of cellulitis in the same leg.
- The same bacteria cause a tissue inflammation and infection called cellulitis.
- Cellulitis is characterized by the acute spread of infection below the skin surface.
- She was given intravenous antibiotics for cellulitis.