Kaposi's sarcoma
noun
Ka·po·si's sarcoma
ˈka-pə-sēz-
also -shēz-,
kə-ˈpō-sēz-
: 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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