mastocytosis
[ mas-toh-sahy-toh-sis ]
/ ˌmæs toʊ saɪˈtoʊ sɪs /
noun Pathology.
an overproduction of mast cells in body tissues.
Nearby words
masto-, masto-occipital, mastocarcinoma, mastocyte, mastocytoma, mastocytosis, mastodon, mastodynia, mastoid, mastoid antrum, mastoid bone
Origin of mastocytosis
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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.
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