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Lupus

/ˈluːpəs/

Any of a number of autoimmune diseases, the most common of which is systemic lupus erythematosus.

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Any of a number of autoimmune diseases, the most common of which is systemic lupus erythematosus.

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cerebritisnoun	(medicine) inflammation of the cerebrum
anticoagulantnoun	(medicine) A substance that prevents coagulation (stops blood from clotting); especially, any of a group of pharmaceutical drugs that reduce the clotting speed or affinity of the blood by any of several mechanisms (e.g., inhibiting platelet function, inhibiting clotting factor (protein) production or function, increasing antithrombin function).
discoidnoun	(dentistry) A disk-shaped dental excavator designed to remove the carious dentin of a decayed tooth
bignoun	Someone or something that is large in stature.
julesnoun	A male given name from French.
vulgarisnoun	—
systemic lupus erythematosusnoun	(pathology) A systemic autoimmune disease (or autoimmune connective tissue disease), where the immune system attacks the body's cells and tissue and causes inflammation and tissue damage.
slenoun	(Singapore, in road signs) Abbreviation of Seletar Expressway.
systemic lupus	—
lupus erythematosusnoun	Any of a set of autoimmune diseases in which the human immune system becomes hyperactive and attacks healthy tissues.
discoid lupus erythematosus	the most common type of chronic cutaneous lupus, an autoimmune skin condition on the lupus erythematosus spectrum of illnesses.
discoid lupus	—
dlenoun	(Internet, informal, chiefly in the plural, with "the") A short, daily web-based guessing game or puzzle, especially one of many played one after another.
cclenoun	—
subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus	Subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus is a clinically distinct subset of cases of lupus erythematosus that is most often present in white women aged 15 to 40, consisting of skin lesions that are scaly and evolve as poly-cyclic annular lesions or plaques similar to those of plaque psoriasis.
sclenoun	—
lupus panniculitis	—
neonatal lupus	—
drug-induced lupus erythematosus	an autoimmune disorder caused by chronic use of certain drugs.
drug-induced lupus	—