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   cellulite
         n 1: lumpy deposits of body fat especially on women's thighs
               etc.

English Dictionary: celluloid by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cellulitis
n
  1. an inflammation of body tissue (especially that below the skin) characterized by fever and swelling and redness and pain
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
celluloid
adj
  1. artificial as if portrayed in a film; "a novel with flat celluloid characters"
    Synonym(s): celluloid, synthetic
n
  1. highly flammable substance made from cellulose nitrate and camphor; used in e.g. motion-picture and X-ray film; its use has decreased with the development of nonflammable thermoplastics
  2. a medium that disseminates moving pictures; "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events"
    Synonym(s): film, cinema, celluloid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cholelithiasis
n
  1. the presence of gallstones in the gallbladder
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cholelithotomy
n
  1. removal of gallstone through an incision in the gallbladder
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Blanquillo \[d8]Blan*quil"lo\, n. [Sp. blanquillo whitish.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      A large fish of Florida and the W. Indies ({Caulolatilus
      chrysops}). It is red, marked with yellow.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cellulated \Cel"lu*la`ted\, a.
      Cellular. --Caldwell.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Celluloid \Cel"lu*loid`\ (s[ecr]l"[usl]*loid), n. [Cellulose +
      -oid.]
      A substance composed essentially of gun cotton and camphor,
      and when pure resembling ivory in texture and color, but
      variously colored to imitate coral, tortoise shell, amber,
      malachite, etc. It is used in the manufacture of jewelry and
      many small articles, as combs, brushes, collars, and cuffs;
      -- originally called {xylonite}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Film \Film\, n. (Photog.)
      The layer, usually of gelatin or collodion, containing the
      sensitive salts of photographic plates; also, the flexible
      sheet of celluloid or the like on which this layer is
      sometimes mounted.
  
      {Celluloid film} (Photog.), a thin flexible sheet of
            celluloid, coated with a sensitized emulsion of gelatin,
            and used as a substitute for photographic plates.
  
      {Cut film} (Photog.), a celluloid film cut into pieces
            suitable for use in a camera.
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