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Sarcoidosis

PulmonologyGeneral MedicineImportant

Multisystem inflammatory disease characterized by non-caseating granulomas most commonly affecting the lungs, lymph nodes, skin, and eyes, often discovered incidentally on chest imaging.

Korean

유육종증

비건락성 육아종을 특징으로 하는 전신 염증성 질환; 폐를 가장 흔히 침범.

French

Sarcoïdose

Maladie inflammatoire multisystémique caractérisée par des granulomes non caséeux.

Word parts

  • sarc/oRoot(Greek) Flesh, muscle tissue
  • -oidSuffix(Greek) Resembling, like
  • -osisSuffix(Greek) Abnormal condition or process

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