sarcoidosis

noun

sar·​coid·​o·​sis ˌsär-ˌkȯi-ˈdō-səs 

plural sarcoidoses ˌsär-ˌkȯi-ˈdō-ˌsēz 

: a chronic disease of unknown cause that is characterized by the formation of nodules especially in the lymph nodes, lungs, bones, and skin

Examples of sarcoidosis in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Or perhaps someone has asthma and COPD, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary fibrosis, or sarcoidosis. —Sarah Klein, TIME, 20 Nov. 2024

Secondary restrictive cardiomyopathy is the deposition of abnormal substances within the heart muscle due to an underlying disease, such as sarcoidosis or amyloidosis. —Christopher Lee, Verywell Health, 25 Sep. 2024

Following testing, seeing a specialist, and having a biopsy done of her lungs, she was diagnosed with Stage I sarcoidosis. —Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 6 June 2024

Some evidence suggests that nail changes affect as many as three in 188 of people with sarcoidosis. —Sarah Klein, Health, 25 June 2024

Word History

Etymology

sarcoid + -osis

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

sarcoidosis

noun

sar·​coid·​o·​sis ˌsär-ˌkȯid-ˈō-səs 

plural sarcoidoses -ˌsēz 

: a chronic disease of unknown cause that is characterized by the formation of nodules resembling true tubercles especially in the lymph nodes, lungs, bones, and skin

called also Boeck's disease, Boeck's sarcoid, lupus pernio