sarcomatosis

[ sahr-koh-muh-toh-sis ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. the condition in which a sarcoma has become disseminated throughout the body.
2. a condition marked by the production of an overwhelming number of sarcomas throughout the body.

sarcomatosis

/ sɑːˌkəʊməˈtəʊsɪs /

noun

1. pathol a condition characterized by the development of several sarcomas at various bodily sites

Word History and Origins

Origin of sarcomatosis¹

1885–90; sarcomat- (combining form of sarcoma ) + -osis

Word History and Origins

Origin of sarcomatosis¹

C19: see sarcoma , -osis