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sarcoidosis definition

sar·coid·o·sis (sär′ko̵i dō′sis)

noun

a chronic disease of unknown cause, characterized by the development of lesions similar to tubercles in the lungs, bones, skin, eyes, etc.

Etymology: < Gr sarkoeidēs, fleshy (see sarco- & -oid) + -osis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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