KAPOSI'S SARCOMA


Meaning of KAPOSI'S SARCOMA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈka-pə-sēz- also ]

-shēz-, kə-ˈpō-sēz- noun

Etymology: Moritz Kaposi died 1902 Hungarian dermatologist

Date: 1916

: a neoplastic disease associated especially with AIDS, affecting especially the skin and mucous membranes, and characterized usually by the formation of pink to reddish-brown or bluish plaques, macules, papules, or nodules

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