Kaposi's sarcoma
noun
Ka·po·si's sarcoma
| \ ˈka-pə-sēz-
also -shēz-, kə-ˈpō-sēz-
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also -shēz-, kə-ˈpō-sēz-
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Definition of Kaposi's sarcoma
: 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 especially on the lower extremities
—abbreviation KS
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Kaposi's sarcoma
noun
Ka·po·si's sarcoma
| \ ˈkap-ə-zēz-
, kə-ˈpō-
, -sēz-
\
, kə-ˈpō-
, -sēz-
\
Medical Definition of Kaposi's sarcoma
: a neoplastic disease affecting especially the skin and mucous membranes, characterized especially by the formation of pink to reddish-brown or bluish tumorous plaques, macules, papules, or nodules especially on the lower extremities, and formerly limited primarily to elderly men in whom it followed a benign course but now being a major and sometimes fatal disease associated with immunodeficient individuals with AIDS
—abbreviation KS