Pronunciation: ' ka-p ə -s ē z- also -sh ē z-, k ə - ' p ō -s ē z-
Function: noun
Etymology: Moritz Kaposi † 1902 Hungarian dermatologist
Date: 1916
: a neoplastic disease that occurs especially in individuals coinfected with HIV and a specific herpesvirus (species Human herpesvirus 8 of the genus Rhadinovirus ), that affects especially the skin and mucous membranes, and that is marked usually by pink to reddish-brown or bluish plaques, macules, papules, or nodules