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noun
A multisystem disorder characterized by granulomas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
a chronic disease of unknown cause marked by the formation of nodules in the lungs and liver and lymph glands and salivary glands
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: pathology
History
Etymology tree English sarcoid Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor. New Latin -ōsislbor. English -osis English sarcoidosis From sarcoid + -osis.
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