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carcinomatosis

carcinomatosis

1 9.9
A condition in which cancer has spread widely through the body
  • noun
  • /ˌkɑːrsɪnəˈmoʊtəsɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : carcinomatosis
  • Due to carcinomatosis, the oncologist explained that treatment options were very limited and the prognosis was poor.
  • leptomeningeal carcinomatosis

Examples

  • Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis is very rare secondary to esophageal malignancy with grave prognosis. Metastasis has been reported to the brain.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Approximately 5 percent of patients with ascites have more than one cause, such as cirrhosis and TB peritonitis, heart failure, nephropathy, or peritoneal carcinomatosis.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Doctors diagnosed her with carcinomatosis, indicating that the cancer had spread extensively throughout her body.

  • The patient's cancer progression was classified as carcinomatosis, showing widespread metastasis even in the abdominal cavity.

Synonyms

metastasis
vscarcinomatosis
  • Specialized
4 7.8

A disease like cancer that spreads from one part of the body to another

is widespread throughout the body or within body cavities

Antonyms

remission
  • Specialized
41 6.4

A time when disease symptoms become less or go away

How Widespread

carcinomatosis
  • Specialized
1 9.9
metastasis
  • Specialized
4 7.8
benign tumor
  • Specialized
3 3.4

Surface Forms

carcinomatosis singular
carcinomatoses plural

Morphology

carcinomatosis = carcinoma (semi-transparent) = carcinoma + osis

Formed from 'carcinoma' + the medical suffix '-osis' indicating a condition, but the specific sense of widespread dissemination is a specialized medical nuance not obvious to an average learner.

Etymology

Carcinomatosis comes from parts that mean 'crab' (carcino-), 'tumor' (-oma) and 'condition' (-osis). The 'crab' picture is the same idea behind the word cancer, so carcinomatosis helps you remember a condition where cancer has spread widely through the body.