lupus Definition
lu·pus (lo̵̅o̅′pəs)
noun
any of various diseases with skin lesions, esp. systemic lupus erythematosus
Etymology: ModL < L, a wolf: from eating into the substance
Lupus Definition
Lu·pus (lo̵̅o̅′pəs)
lupus Usage Examples
Converse of object
- diagnose: In fact, an increase in the ability to diagnose lupus, and increased reporting of lupus would be a good thing.
- treat: Yet in the US I believe it has been used to treat lupus.
- develop: However, once they develop lupus, quitting these drinks, will cause them to become asymptomatic.
- cause: As doctors are not sure what causes lupus, the reasons that lupus affects the skin are also unclear.
- have: Q A I have had lupus for about four years.
- call: This is probably what happens in the condition we call lupus.
Adjective modifier
- discoid: However, many people who have systemic lupus will develop discoid lupus at some point during their disease.
- drug-induced: In some people the symptoms can disappear completely over a period of time: this is usual in drug-induced lupus.
- cutaneous: Cutaneous neonatal lupus is seen in less than 5 % of lupus patients with the anti-Ro or anti-La antibodies.
- systemic: However, many people who have systemic lupus will develop discoid lupus at some point during their disease.
- severe: Renal lupus Lupus affecting the kidney is sometimes said to be the most severe lupus.
- active: Q What should I do when I have active lupus and get a bad cold or flu?
Modifies a noun
- erythematosus: The term ' lupus erythematosus ' refers to the red rash on the face.
- anticoagulant: The lupus anticoagulant is an acquired, not inherited, condition.
- nephritis: Mild cases of lupus nephritis can often simply be observed without any specific treatment; in such cases a biopsy is unnecessary.
- erythematosis: The ulcers had been present for periods ranging from four to fifteen years, six were venous ulcers and one was systemic lupus erythematosis.
- vulgaris: Lupus vulgaris, a severe facial rash rarely seen now, was once thought to resemble a wolf's bite.
- flare: Do you think that the alcohol will do her kidneys any harm or cause a lupus flare?
Noun used with modifier
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