Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Systemic lupus erythematosus.
- noun Any of various chronic skin conditions characterized by ulcerative lesions that spread over the body. No longer in scientific use.
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- noun The
specific name of thegrey wolf ,Canis lupus . - noun pathology A debilitating
autoimmune disease which attacks the whole body, causing skin sores, pains throughout the body, lack of breath, and kidney and heart problems.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The term lupus refers to three different autoimmune diseases: discoid, SLE, and drug-induced lupus.
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The term lupus refers to three different autoimmune diseases: discoid, SLE, and drug-induced lupus.
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The term lupus refers to three different autoimmune diseases: discoid, SLE, and drug-induced lupus.
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If Canadians wanted to persecute their wolves, there was no need to ship them south; Canis lupus is sufficiently under siege in the "great white north," with provincial governments scapegoating wolves for everything from the precipitous decline of mountain caribou to the near-extinction of the Vancouver Island marmot.
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If Canadians wanted to persecute their wolves, there was no need to ship them south; Canis lupus is sufficiently under siege in the "great white north," with provincial governments scapegoating wolves for everything from the precipitous decline of mountain caribou to the near-extinction of the Vancouver Island marmot.
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While (to my knowledge) no-one doubts the idea that domestic dogs and wolves are close relatives, firm evidence showing that domestic dogs are nested within the species Canis lupus is lacking.
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While (to my knowledge) no-one doubts the idea that domestic dogs and wolves are close relatives, firm evidence showing that domestic dogs are nested within the species Canis lupus is lacking.
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Enjoy this turkey day feast • Drug helps treat kidney issues in lupus patients • Female German leader poses Web problem • The early bird catches fire, burns the house • Most viewed on MSNBC. com
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Enjoy this turkey day feast • Drug helps treat kidney issues in lupus patients • Female German leader poses Web problem • The early bird catches fire, burns the house • Most viewed on MSNBC. com
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It has been noted that in recent years the proportion of cases of early lupus is much higher than before.
chained_bear commented on the word lupus
"Lupus, the Wolf, in astronomy, a southern constellation, joined to the Centaur, containing 19, or, according to Flamstead's Flamsteed's'>Flamsteed's catalogue, 24 stars."
—Falconer's New Universal Dictionary of the Marine (1816), 250
October 14, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word lupus
"It's never lupus."
—Dr. Gregory House
July 15, 2009