Kaposi'ssarcoma

Ka·po·si's sarcoma (kə-pōʹsēz, kăpʹə-) n. Abbr. KS

A cancer characterized by numerous bluish-red nodules on the skin, usually on the lower extremities, that is endemic to equatorial Africa and often occurs in a particularly virulent form in people with AIDS.

  [After Moritz Kaposi (1837-1902), Austrian dermatologist.]

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