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Kaposi's sarcoma definition

Ka·po·si's sarcoma (kə pō′zēz′, -sēz′; kap′ə zēz′, -sēz′)

a malignant tumor, usually of the skin, appearing primarily in persons with an immunological deficiency

Etymology: after M. K. Kaposi (1837-1902), Hung dermatologist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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