NOUN | state | lupus | any of several forms of ulcerative skin disease |
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object | Lupus | a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Centaurus |
Sounds | luw'pahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | Any of several forms of ulcerative skin disease. | |
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Narrower | discoid lupus erythematosus, DLE | A chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40 |
lupus erythematosus, LE | A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints) | |
lupus vulgaris | tuberculosis of the skin | |
systemic lupus erythematosus, SLE, disseminated lupus erythematosus | An inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable features including fever and weakness and fatigability and joint pains and skin lesions on the face or neck or arms | |
Broader | skin disease, disease of the skin, skin disorder | A disease affecting the skin |
Spanish | lupus | |
Catalan | lupus |
Meaning | A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Centaurus. | |
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Instance of | constellation | A configuration of stars as seen from the earth |
Spanish | Lupus |
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