Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Any of several connective tissue disorders, especially systemic lupus erythematosus, that primarily affect women of childbearing age, have a variety of clinical forms, and are characterized by red scaly skin lesions.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
Etymologies
- New Latin lupus erythēmatōsus : lupus + erythēmatōsus, erythematous. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Prevalence of symptoms of systemic lupus erythematosus SLE and of fluorescent antinuclear antibodies associated with chronic exposure to trichloroethylene and other chemicals in well water.”
“Systemic lupus erythematosus in relation to environmental pollution: an investigation in an African-American community in North Georgia.”
“Systemic lupus erythematosus in relation to environmental pollution: An investigation in an African-American community in North Georgia.”
“Prevalence of symptoms of systematic lupus erythematosus SLE and of fluorescent antinuclear antibodies associated with chronic exposure to trichloroethylene and other chemicals in well water.”
“The prevalence of autoimmune diseases like systemic lupus erythematosus or lupus, multiple sclerosis, and type 1 diabetes is on the rise.”
“Characterization of autoantibody activities in sera anti-DNA antibody and circulating immune complexes from 12 systemic lupus erythematosus patients.”
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