sarcoidosis

See also: sarcoïdosis

English

Etymology

From sarcoid +‎ -osis.

Noun

sarcoidosis (countable and uncountable, plural sarcoidoses)

1. (medicine) A multisystem disorder characterized by granulomas.
   • 2007 May 25, Anthony Depalma, “A Death Tied to 9/11 Dust Is Not Cause for Alarm to Others, Experts Say”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     The report, published this month in Chest, a medical journal, showed that 13 firefighters or emergency service workers developed sarcoidosis in the first year after the attack, a rate five times higher than normal.

Derived terms

• neurosarcoidosis

Translations

multisystem disorder

• Catalan: sarcoïdosi f
• Greek: σαρκοείδωση (el) f (sarkoeídosi)
• Icelandic: sarklíki n
• Polish: sarkoidoza (pl) f
• Spanish: sarcoidosis f

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saɾkoiˈdosis/ [saɾ.koi̯ˈð̞o.sis]
• Rhymes: -osis
• Syllabification: sar‧coi‧do‧sis

Noun

sarcoidosis f (plural sarcoidosis)

1. (pathology) sarcoidosis