English Explanatory Dictionary

Kaposi's sarcoma

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tumour caused by human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8).

Word forms

Kaposi's sarcoma Kaposi's sarcomas Kaposi's sarcomata

Etymology

First described by Moritz Kaposi in 1872.

Synonyms

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