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Descriptor English: Cellulite
Descriptor Spanish: Celulitis
Descriptor celulitis
Entry term(s) celulitis estética
dermatopaniculosis deformante
lipodistrofia (celulitis)
lipodistrofia ginecoide
lipodistrofia ginoide
síndrome de la piel naranja
Scope note: Tumefacción o irregularidad de la superficie cutánea que se ve con frecuencia en los muslos, nalgas y abdomen. Se debe a protrusión de la GRASA SUBCUTÁNEA en la DERMIS.
Descriptor Portuguese: Celulite
Descriptor French: Cellulite
Entry term(s): Cellulites
Tree number(s): C23.888.885.281
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000071697
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Adipose Tissue (1978-2016)
Obesity (1978-2016)
Public MeSH Note: 2017
History Note: 2017
Related: Cellulitis MeSH
DeCS ID: 56409
Unique ID: D000071697
NLM Classification: WR 143
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2017/01/01
Date of Entry: 2016/07/08
Revision Date: 2016/05/31
Cellulite - Preferred
Concept UI M000615336
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Cellulite
Entry term(s) Cellulites



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