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Definition of Kaposi’s sarcoma noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Kaposi’s sarcoma

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/kəˌpəʊsiz sɑːˈkəʊmə/
 
/kəˌpəʊsiz sɑːrˈkəʊmə/
[uncountable]
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  1. a form of cancer that usually affects people whose immune systems are damaged, for example by AIDS
    Word Originlate 19th cent.: named after Moritz K. Kaposi (1837–1902), Hungarian dermatologist.
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