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Neurosarcoidosis vs Sarcoidosis - What's the difference?

neurosarcoidosis | sarcoidosis | Derived terms |

Sarcoidosis is a derived term of neurosarcoidosis.



In medicine terms the difference between neurosarcoidosis and sarcoidosis

is that neurosarcoidosis is a sarcoidosis affecting the central nervous system while sarcoidosis is a multisystem disorder characterized by small inflammatory nodules.

neurosarcoidosis

English

Noun

(-) (wikipedia neurosarcoidosis)
  • (medicine) A sarcoidosis affecting the central nervous system.

    • Synonyms

    * neurosarcoid

    sarcoidosis

    English

    Noun

  • (medicine) A multisystem disorder characterized by small inflammatory nodules
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    Derived terms

    * neurosarcoidosis