Definitions

1. noun

A type of cancer characterized by lesions on the skin or internal organs, especially a common cause of AIDS-related death in Africa.

“The patient was diagnosed with Kaposi’s sarcoma, a type of cancer associated with HIV infection.”

2. proper noun

Kaposi’s sarcoma, a disease named after the Hungarian dermatologist Moritz Kaposi who first described it in 1872.

“The researcher studied the history of Kaposi’s sarcoma, a rare cancer that was first identified in the 19th century.”