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sarcoidosis

Syllabification: (sar·coid·o·sis)
Definition of sarcoidosis

noun

  • a chronic disease of unknown cause characterized by the enlargement of lymph nodes in many parts of the body and the widespread appearance of granulomas derived from the reticuloendothelial system.

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