Definition of Luus
Lupus, a chronic disease of the skin, characterised by the
tuberculous eruptions which eat into the skin, particularly of the face,
and disfigure it.
- Wikipedia
||Lu"pus (?), n. [L., a wolf. See
Wolf.] 1. (Med.) A cutaneous
disease occurring under two distinct forms.
&fist; Lupus erythematosus is characterized by an eruption
of red patches, which become incrusted, leaving superficial scars.
L. vulgaris is marked by the development of nodules which
often ulcerate deeply and produce great deformity. Formerly the
latter was often confounded with cancer, and some varieties of cancer
were included under Lupus.
2. (Astron.) The Wolf, a constellation
situated south of Scorpio.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A debilitating autoimmune disease which attacks the whole body, causing skin sores, pains throughout the body, lack of breath, and kidney and heart problems.
Latin
- a wolf
- a Roman cognomen
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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