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gan·go·sa | \ gaŋ-ˈgō-sə 
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\Medical Definition of gangosa
: a destructive ulcerative condition believed to be a manifestation of yaws that usually originates about the soft palate and spreads into the hard palate, nasal structures, and outward to the face, eroding intervening bone, cartilage, and soft tissues — compare goundou
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