Dictionary.com
definitions

mastocytosis

[ mas-toh-sahy-toh-sis ]
/ ˌmæs toʊ saɪˈtoʊ sɪs /

noun Pathology.

an overproduction of mast cells in body tissues.

Nearby words

  1. masto-,
  2. masto-occipital,
  3. mastocarcinoma,
  4. mastocyte,
  5. mastocytoma,
  6. mastodon,
  7. mastodynia,
  8. mastoid,
  9. mastoid antrum,
  10. mastoid bone

Origin of mastocytosis

mast (cell) + -o- + -cyte + -osis
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Medicine 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.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.