carcinomatosis

[ kahr-suh-noh-muh-toh-sis ]

nounPathology.

a condition marked by the production of an overwhelming number of carcinomas throughout the body.

Origin of carcinomatosis

1900–05; <Latin carcinōmat- (stem of carcinōma) carcinoma + -osis

Words Nearby carcinomatosis

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How to use carcinomatosis in a sentence

I called on the patient and found her in the last stages of generalized carcinomatosis.
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British Dictionary definitions for carcinomatosis

carcinomatosis

/ (ˌkɑːsɪˌnəʊməˈtəʊsɪs) /

noun

pathol a condition characterized by widespread dissemination of carcinomas or by a carcinoma that affects a large area: Also called: carcinosis (ˌkɑːsɪˈnəʊsɪs)

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