Kaposi's sarcoma
noun
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Sense 1 noun
a sarcoma that starts with purplish spots on the feet and legs and spreads from the skin to lymph nodes and internal organs; a common manifestation of AIDS
until 1980 Kaposi's sarcoma occurred almost exclusively with Jewish or Italian or black men
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- sarcoma hypernym
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