SARCOID

Sar "coid, a. Etym: [Gr. Sarcode. ] (Biol.)

sarcoid

sar coid |ˈsärˌkoid ˈsɑrkɔɪd |Medicine ▶adjective [ attrib. ] relating to, denoting, or suffering from sarcoidosis. ▶noun a granuloma of the type present in sarcoidosis. • the condition and symptoms of sarcoidosis: tissues affected by sarcoid. ORIGIN mid 19th cent. (in the sense ‘resembling flesh ’): from Greek sarx, sark- ‘flesh ’ + -oid .

sarcoidosis

sar coid o sis |ˌsärˌkoiˈdōsis ˌsɑrˌkɔɪˈdoʊsɪs | ▶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.

sarcoid

sarcoid |ˈsɑːkɔɪd |Medicine ▶adjective relating to, denoting, or suffering from sarcoidosis. ▶noun a granuloma of the type present in sarcoidosis. • [ mass noun ] the condition and symptoms of sarcoidosis: tissues affected by sarcoid. ORIGIN mid 19th cent. (in the sense ‘resembling flesh ’): from Greek sarx, sark- ‘flesh ’ + -oid .

sarcoidosis

sarcoidosis |ˌsɑːkɔɪˈdəʊsɪs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine 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.