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/mas'toh suy toh"sis/, n. Pathol.an overproduction of mast cells in body tissues.[MAST (CELL) + -O- + -CYTE + -OSIS]
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diffuse mastocytosis — diffuse cutaneous mastocytosis a condition in which the entire skin is thickened, lichenified, and leathery in appearance and accompanied by generalized erythroderma and intense pruritus as a result of widespread infiltration with mast cells. In… … Medical dictionary
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