carcinomatosis

noun

car·​ci·​no·​ma·​to·​sis ˌkär-sə-ˌnō-mə-ˈtō-səs How to pronounce carcinomatosis (audio)
: 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 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 Harper battled lung cancer and was subsequently diagnosed with another form of cancer, leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, in 2013. Brian Lowry, CNN, 30 Aug. 2019 The iconic actress, best known for her role as Rhoda Morgenstern on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, has been battling leptomeningeal carcinomatosis since 2013. Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 17 July 2019

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Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin carcinomat-, carcinoma

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of carcinomatosis was in 1903

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Cite this Entry

“Carcinomatosis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carcinomatosis. Accessed 11 Oct. 2024.

Medical Definition

carcinomatosis

noun
car·​ci·​no·​ma·​to·​sis -ˌō-mə-ˈtō-səs How to pronounce carcinomatosis (audio)
plural carcinomatoses -ˌsēz How to pronounce carcinomatosis (audio)
: a condition in which multiple carcinomas develop simultaneously usually after dissemination from a primary source
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