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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)

noun

a S constellation near the Milky Way between Centaurus and Scorpius

Etymology: L, wolf

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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