carcinomatosis

noun

car·​ci·​no·​ma·​to·​sis ˌkär-sə-ˌnō-mə-ˈtō-səs 

: a condition in which multiple carcinomas develop simultaneously usually after dissemination from a primary source

Examples of carcinomatosis in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In 2013, Harper went public with news that she had been diagnosed with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, a rare form of cancer. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026

For nine years, David Grube’s patient fought her peritoneal-carcinomatosis, a rare cancer of the stomach lining. — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2021

Just one month earlier, Scott, 50, was diagnosed with a rare and terminal type of cancer called leptomeningeal carcinomatosis. — Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 18 Sep. 2020

Sullivan was diagnosed leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, a complication of cancer in which the disease spreads to the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord. — Kelsie Smith, CNN, 17 Sep. 2020

Four years later, she was diagnosed with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, a metastatic disease, meaning cancer from one area of the body may have spread to another — in this case, the brain. — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 31 Aug. 2019

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin carcinomat-, carcinoma

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for carcinomatosis

• actinomycosis
• atherosclerosis
• endometriosis
• erythematosus
• erythroblastosis
• granulomatosis
• hemochromatosis
• histiocytosis
• hyperkeratosis
• ketoacidosis
• mononucleosis
• osteonecrosis

Medical Definition

carcinomatosis

noun

car·​ci·​no·​ma·​to·​sis -ˌō-mə-ˈtō-səs 

plural carcinomatoses -ˌsēz 

: a condition in which multiple carcinomas develop simultaneously usually after dissemination from a primary source