panniculitis
noun
pan·nic·u·li·tis
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Medical Definition of panniculitis
1
: inflammation of the subcutaneous layer of fat
2
: a syndrome characterized by recurring fever and usually painful inflammatory and necrotic nodules in the subcutaneous tissues especially of the thighs, abdomen, or buttocks
— called also relapsing febrile nodular nonsuppurative panniculitis, Weber-Christian disease