Kaposi's sarcoma
[ kuh-poh-seez, kap-uh- ]
/ kəˈpoʊ siz, ˈkæp ə- /
noun Pathology.
a cancer of connective tissue characterized by painless, purplish-red to brown plaquelike or pimply lesions on the extremities, trunk, or head, and sometimes involving the lungs, viscera, etc., occurring in a mild form among older men of certain Mediterranean and central African populations and in a more virulent form among persons with AIDS.
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Origin of Kaposi's sarcoma
after Hungarian dermatologist Moritz Kaposi, or Moriz Kohn (1837–1902), who described it in 1872
Words nearby Kaposi's sarcoma
Kapitza, Kaplan, Kapo, kapok, kapok oil, Kaposi's sarcoma, Kaposi's varicelliform eruption, kapote, kappa, kappa angle, kapparah
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British Dictionary definitions for Kaposi's sarcoma
Kaposi's sarcoma
/ (kæˈpəʊsɪz) /
noun
a form of skin cancer found in Africans and more recently in victims of AIDS
Word Origin for Kaposi's sarcoma
C20: named after Moritz Kohn Kaposi (1837–1902), Austrian dermatologist who first described the sores that characterize the disease
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Medical definitions for Kaposi's sarcoma
Kaposi's sarcoma
[ kə-pō′sēz, kăp′ə- ]
n.
A cancer characterized by bluish-red nodules on the skin, usually on the lower extremities, that often occurs in people with AIDS.
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