Inflammation of glandular tissue and the surrounding connective tissue cells, usually caused by infection.
From Greek 'aden' (gland) + Latin 'cellula' (small cell) + Greek '-itis' (inflammation). This term combines Latin and Greek medical terminology and was coined in the 19th century to distinguish inflammation that spreads from glands into surrounding tissue layers.
Adenocellulitis shows how infections don't respect neat boundaries—when a gland gets infected, the inflammation spills into adjacent tissue like water overflowing a container, which is why doctors need to understand both the gland and its neighborhood.
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