sarcoidosis
pronunciation
How to pronounce sarcoidosis in British English:
UK [ˌsɑ:kɔɪ'dəʊsɪs]
How to pronounce sarcoidosis in American English:
US [ˌsɑkɔɪ'doʊsɪs]
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- Noun:
- a chronic disease of unknown cause marked by the formation of nodules in the lungs and liver and lymph glands and salivary glands
Word Origin
- sarcoidosis (n.)
- 1936, from sarcoid + -osis.
Example
- 1. Arrhythmogenic myocarditis due to myocardial tuberculosis or cardiac sarcoidosis .
- 2. To study the ct manifestation of thoracic sarcoidosis .
- 3. Hepatic granulomas most commonly due to sarcoidosis and tuberculosis .
- 4. Sarcoidosis explains almost all of their symptoms .
- 5. Subpleural nodules are also typical of sarcoidosis .