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

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In 2013, Harper went public with news that she had been diagnosed with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, a rare form of cancer. — Victoria Edel, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025 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

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Etymology

New Latin, from Latin carcinomat-, carcinoma

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of carcinomatosis was in 1903

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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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