carcinomatosis

[ kahr-suh-noh-muh-toh-sis ]
/ ˌkɑr sə noʊ məˈtoʊ sɪs /

noun Pathology.

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

Origin of carcinomatosis

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

Words nearby carcinomatosis

carcinolytic, carcinoma, carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma, carcinoma in situ, carcinoma simplex, carcinomatosis, carcinomatous, carcinomatous myopathy, carcinophobia, carcinosarcoma, carcinosis

British Dictionary definitions for carcinomatosis

carcinomatosis
/ (ˌkɑːsɪˌnəʊməˈtəʊsɪs) /

noun

pathol a condition characterized by widespread dissemination of carcinomas or by a carcinoma that affects a large area Also called: carcinosis (ˌkɑːsɪˈnəʊsɪs)

Medical definitions for carcinomatosis

carcinomatosis
[ kär′sə-nō′mə-tō′sĭs ]

n.

A pathological condition characterized by the presence of carcinomas that have metastasized to many parts of the body.