Kaposi's sarcoma
/kəˈpəʊsɪz/noun
mass noun
- Medicine a form of cancer involving multiple tumours of the lymph nodes or skin, occurring chiefly in people with depressed immune systems, e.g. as a result of Aids【医】卡波济氏肉瘤。
词源
late 19th cent.: named after Moritz K. Kaposi (1837-1902), Hungarian dermatologist.