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Cellulite

The dimpled appearance of skin caused by the protrusion of subcutaneous adipose tissue.

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The dimpled appearance of skin caused by the protrusion of subcutaneous adipose tissue.

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Word	Definition
cellulitisnoun	(pathology) An inflammation of subcutaneous or connective tissue caused by a bacterial infection.
adiposisnoun	(medicine) A condition marked by the accumulation of adipose (fatty) tissue.
lipedemanoun	A chronic disorder of adipose tissue, generally affecting the legs.
adipositisnoun	inflammation of the adipose tissue
dercum's diseasenoun	adiposis dolorosa
adipopexisnoun	(physiology) The storage of fat in tissue.
lipohypertrophynoun	(pathology) A fatty swelling on the skin, typically at the site of insulin injection
lipoedemanoun	Alternative form of lipedema. [A chronic disorder of adipose tissue, generally affecting the legs.]
pachydermatocelenoun	One of the loose, inelastic folds of skin that characterize chalazoderma.
adipomanoun	(medicine, archaic) A mass of fat found internally; also, a fatty tumor.
lipodystrophynoun	(pathology) A disorder characterized by abnormal or degenerative conditions of the body's adipose tissue.
adiposopathynoun	(pathology) Any disease etc. caused by an excessive amount of body fat
panniculitisnoun	inflammation of the panniculus adiposus, or subcutaneous adipose tissue
adiponecrosisnoun	(pathology) necrosis of adipose tissue
steatopygianoun	An excessive accumulation of fat on the buttocks.
myxedemanoun	(pathology) A form of cutaneous and dermal edema that is secondary to increased deposition of connective tissue components in subcutaneous tissue.
peau d'orangenoun	Human skin with the appearance and dimpled texture of an orange peel, associated with some medical conditions.
tumescencenoun	A swollen bodily organ; used especially of erectile tissue.
adipopexianoun	Alternative form of adipopexis. [(physiology) The storage of fat in tissue.]
lipoatrophynoun	(medicine) The loss of subcutaneous fatty tissue.