Words with Root “cel-luli-” in English (US)

Dermatocellulitis is a noun of Greek and Latin origin, meaning a bacterial skin infection. It is syllabified as der-ma-to-cel-lu-li-tis, with primary stress on the fifth syllable ('cel'). The word's structure reflects its morphemic components: 'derma-' (skin), 'cel-luli-' (cells), and '-itis' (inflammation). Syllable division follows the vowel-coda rule and diphthong rule.