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sar·coid·o·sis
n, pl -o*ses : a chronic disease of unknown cause that is characterized by the formation of nodules resembling true tubercles esp. in the lymph nodes, lungs, bones, and skin - called also Boeck's disease , Boeck's sarcoid , lupus pernio .
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