Definition of cellulite
: deposits of subcutaneous fat within fibrous connective tissue (as in the thighs, hips, and buttocks) that give a puckered and dimpled appearance to the skin surface
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Origin and Etymology of cellulite
French, literally, accumulation of subcutaneous fat, cellulitis, from cellule cell + -ite -itis
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: fat that is close to the surface of the skin and that makes the skin slightly bumpy
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