sarcoidosisn.
/sɑːkɔɪˈdəʊsɪs/ Pathology.
A chronic disease characterized by the widespread appearance of sarcoid granulomata derived from the reticuloendothelial system.
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polysarcia1693
carnification1744
pullulation1829
hypertrophy1834
heteroplasia1854
neoplasia1871
hyperplasia1873
pseudohypertrophy1873
hemihypertrophy1900
myelomatosis1904
hypercellularity1908
pleocytosis1911
myelosis1916
lymphoblastoma1920
histiocytosis1924
plasmocytosis1924
reticuloendotheliosis1925
reticulosis1932
sarcoidosis1936
retrolental fibroplasia1942
fibrogenesis1952
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1936 New Eng. Jrnl. Med. 214 346 (heading) Hutchinson-Boeck's disease (generalized ‘sarcoidosis’).
1955 Lancet 26 Mar. 640/2 There is no general agreement on whether any form of treatment is effective for pulmonary sarcoidosis.
1975 Guardian 25 Feb. 6/1 He recorded a verdict of death from natural causes after hearing that Mrs Rogers died of acute adrenal insufficiency due to sarcoidosis, a chronic illness which can affect all the organs of the body.
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