Ka·po·si \ˈkȯ-pō-shē\ , Moritz (1837–1902), Hungarian dermatologist. Kaposi taught and practiced at a leading clinic of dermatology in Vienna. He was the author of a number of original descriptions of skin diseases including the condition now known as Kaposi's sarcoma.
Medical Dictionary
Kaposi's sarcoma
noun Ka·po·si's sarcoma \ˈkap-ə-zēz-, 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
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