carcinomatosis

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

noun

, Pathology.

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

carcinomatosis

/ ˌkɑːsɪˌnəʊməˈtəʊsɪs /

noun

1. pathol a condition characterized by widespread dissemination of carcinomas or by a carcinoma that affects a large area Also calledcarcinosisˌkɑːsɪˈnəʊsɪs

Word History and Origins

Origin of carcinomatosis¹

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

Example Sentences

I called on the patient and found her in the last stages of generalized carcinomatosis.

From Project Gutenberg