sarcoid Medicine

sarcoid Medicine
sarcoid Medicine ['sα:kɔɪd]
adjective relating to or suffering from sarcoidosis.
noun a granuloma of the type present in sarcoidosis.
Origin
C19 (in the sense 'resembling flesh'): from Gk sarx, sark- 'flesh' + -oid.

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