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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Lupus has 2 senses
- lupus(n = noun.state) - any of several forms of ulcerative skin disease; is a kind of disease of the skin, skin disease, skin disorder
- lupus(n = noun.object) - a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Centaurus; is a kind of constellation
has particulars: lupus vulgaris, discoid lupus erythematosus, dle, le, lupus erythematosus, disseminated lupus erythematosus, sle, systemic lupus erythematosus
CIDE DICTIONARY
Lupus, n. [L., a wolf. See Wolf.].
- originally, a cutaneous disease with the appearance of the skin having been gnawed, and occurring under two distinct forms. Now used as a generic term for over ten distinguishable diseases having visible cutaneous symptoms. [1913 Webster]"
Lupus erythematosus is characterized by an eruption of red patches, which become incrusted, leaving superficial scars.Lupus vulgaris is marked by the development of nodules which often ulcerate deeply and produce great deformity. Prior to 1900 the latter was often confounded with cancer, and some varieties of cancer were included under Lupus.Systemic lupus erythematosus is an inflammatory connective tissue disease occurring mostly in women, characterized by skin rash, fever, and arthritic symptoms, and often accompanied by hemolytic anemia, inflammation of the pericardium, glomerular lesions, and hyperglobulinemia; the condition shows positive in the LE cell test.[Stedman] " [1913 Webster] - The Wolf, a constellation situated south of Scorpio. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Lupus, n. any of various ulcerous skin diseases, esp. tuberculosis of the skin.
Idiom
lupus vulgaris tuberculosis with dark red patches on the skin, usu. due to direct inoculation of the tuberculosis bacillus into the skin.
Derivative
lupoid adj. lupous adj.
Etymology
L, = wolf