Diseases

Cellulite

Skin lumpiness or skin surface dimpling often seen on the thighs, buttocks and abdomen. It is due to protrusion of SUBCUTANEOUS FAT into the DERMIS layer of skin.

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Skin lumpiness or skin surface dimpling often seen on the thighs, buttocks and abdomen. It is due to protrusion of SUBCUTANEOUS FAT into the DERMIS layer of skin.

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  • Cellulites

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2017

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Previous Indexing

  • Adipose Tissue (1978-2016)
  • Obesity (1978-2016)

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  1. C23.888w.885.281w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cellulite. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000071697. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000071697
  2. Cellulite. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellulite
  3. Cellulite. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q242510