carcinomatosis

(kär'sə-nō'mə-tō'sĭs)
n.
A pathological condition characterized by the presence of carcinomas that have metastasized to many parts of the body.

[Greek karkinōma, karkinōmat-, cancerous ulcer. See carcinoma + -OSIS.]

(kär'sə-nō'mə-tō'sĭs)
n.

A pathological condition characterized by the presence of carcinomas that have metastasized to many parts of the body.

The condition of widespread dissemination of cancer throughout the body. Sometimes used to refer to widespread neoplastic involvement of an organ, e.g. abdominal carcinomatosis.