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