sarcoid (redirected from sarcoids)

sarcoid /sar·coid/ (sahr´koid)

1. sarcoidosis.

2. a sarcoma-like tumor.

3. fleshlike.

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sar·coid (särkoid)

adj.

Of or resembling flesh.

n.

1. A tumor resembling a sarcoma.

2. See sarcoidosis.

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sarcoid

1. tuberculoid; characterized by noncaseating epithelioid cell tubercles.

2. pertaining to or resembling sarcoidosis.

3. sarcoidosis. See also equine sarcoid.

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Patient discussion about sarcoids.

Q. SARCOIDOSIS is it a lung disease?

A. It's an autoimmune disease that may affect almost every organ in the body, although involvement of the lung is the most common (90%), therefore it may be perceived as a lung disease. It may damage the lungs, nut not only them.

You may read more here:
www.mayoclinic.com/health/sarcoidosis/DS00251