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carcinomatosis
[ kahr-suh-noh-muh-toh-sis ]
noun
- a condition marked by the production of an overwhelming number of carcinomas throughout the body.
carcinomatosis
/ ˌkɑːsɪˌnəʊməˈtəʊsɪs /
noun
- pathol a condition characterized by widespread dissemination of carcinomas or by a carcinoma that affects a large area Also calledcarcinosisˌkɑːsɪˈnəʊsɪs
Word History and Origins
Origin of carcinomatosis1
Example Sentences
The actress had revealed to People magazine in March 2013 that she had leptomeningeal carcinomatosis - cancer cells in the membrane of her brain.
This rare condition, leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, occurs when cancer cells spread into the fluid-filled membrane surrounding the brain.
This rare condition, leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, occurs when cancer cells spread into the fluid-filled membrane surrounding the brain.
She had leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, in which cancer cells invade the fluid-filled membrane surrounding the brain.
Harper, who beat lung cancer in 2009, was diagnosed with a form of brain cancer called leptomeningeal carcinomatosis in 2013.
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