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mastocytosis
[ mas-toh-sahy-toh-sis ]
/ ˌmæs toʊ saɪˈtoʊ sɪs /
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noun Pathology.
an overproduction of mast cells in body tissues.
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Origin of mastocytosis
Words nearby mastocytosis
mast leukocyte, masto-, mastocarcinoma, mastocyte, mastocytoma, mastocytosis, mastodon, mastodynia, mastoid, mastoid antrum, mastoid bone
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Medical definitions for mastocytosis
mastocytosis
[ măs′tō-sī-tō′sĭs ]
n. pl. mas•to•cy•to•ses (-sēz)
A condition characterized by the abnormal proliferation of mast cells in the tissues.
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