Kaposi's sarcoma
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Etymology
[edit]First described by Moritz Kaposi in 1872.
Noun
[edit]Kaposi's sarcoma (usually uncountable, plural Kaposi's sarcomas or Kaposi's sarcomata)
- (pathology) A tumour caused by human herpesvirus 8 (HHV8).
- Synonym: (initialism) KS