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mastocytosis

[mas-toh-sahy-toh-sis]
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noun Pathology.
  1. an overproduction of mast cells in body tissues.
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Origin of mastocytosis

mast (cell) + -o- + -cyte + -osis
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mastocytosis

(măs′tō-sī-tō′sĭs)
n. pl. mas•to•cy•to•ses (-sēz)
  1. A condition characterized by the abnormal proliferation of mast cells in the tissues.
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