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sarcoidosis

noun/ˌsɑːkɔɪˈdəʊsɪs/

C2CEFR level
90/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

A multisystem inflammatory disease of unknown cause characterised by non-caseating granulomas, often in the lungs.

Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy in a young adult is a classic presentation of sarcoidosis.

Topic: Respiratory in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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