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  • Kaposi's sarcoma
  • Karnofsky score
  • KS
Kaposi's sarcoma
(kar-po-zeez sar-ko-muh)

Lesions on the skin and/or internal organs caused by abnormal growth of blood vessels.

Karnofsky score
A number between 0 and 100 which is assigned by a doctor to describe a patient's ability to function, as measured by the performance of common tasks.

KS
Short for Kaposi's sarcoma.



 

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