HyperDic: lupus_erythematosus

English > 1 sense of the expression lupus erythematosus:
NOUNstatelupus erythematosus, LEa chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
English > lupus erythematosus: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningA chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints).
SynonymLE
Broaderautoimmune disease, autoimmune disorderAny of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues
lupusAny of several forms of ulcerative skin disease
Spanishlupus eritematoso

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