lupus
/ˈluːpəs/US/ˈlupəs/
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lupus noun: any of a number of autoimmune diseases, the most common of which is systemic lupus erythematosus.
Noun
lupus (uncountable)
- Any of a number of autoimmune diseases, the most common of which is systemic lupus erythematosus.
- You like the name quesalupa? That is a little like "case of lupus". I just keep thinking about that.2015 January 21, 00:05:15 from the start, in Conan Visits Taco Bell (Conan), Conan O'Brien (actor), Team Coco
- After the singer was diagnosed with lupus, she tells the vodcast “Giving Back Generation” that she discovered the disease has a direct impact on her weight, which made her struggle privately.2019 November 12, Marianne Garvey, “Selena Gomez says she was attacked for gaining weight during her battle with lupus”, in CNN, archived from the original on 20 Mar 2023
- Synonyms:
- wolf
Proper noun capitalized: Lupus
Lupus
- A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a wolf. It lies south of the constellation Libra.
- A city and village in Missouri, United States.
lupus meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
lupus in Hindi
- ल्यूपस, ल्युपस
lupus in Tamil
- தோல் அழிநோய், தோல் முடிச்சு நோய், முருடு
lupus in Marathi
- ल्युपस, ल्यूपस
lupus in Urdu
- لیوپس, لپس
More languagesFewer languages
- lupus in Bengali
- লুপাস, ল্যুপাস
- lupus in Telugu
- లూపస్, ల్యూపస్
- lupus in Malayalam
- ല്യൂപ്പസ്, ലൂപ്പസ്
- lupus in Kannada
- ಲೂಪಸ್, ಲ್ಯೂಪಸ್
- lupus in Punjabi
- ਲੂਪਸ, ਲੁਪਸ
- lupus in Gujarati
- લ્યુપસ, લ્યૂપસ, લૂપસ
- lupus in Odia
- ଲୁପସ୍, ଲୁପସ, ଲ୍ଯୁପସ୍
- lupus in Nepali
- ल्युपस, लुपस, ल्यूपस
- lupus in Arabic
- ذِئْبَة ḏiʔba
Examples of lupus in a sentence
- All breeds of dog are variants of the species “Canis lupus familiaris”.
- Karp's specialty is lupus, which affects 1.5 million Americans, according to the Lupus Foundation of America.
- But the blood tests used to diagnose lupus can confuse primary-care physicians, Karp says.
Synonyms of lupus
Origin of lupus
Borrowed from Latin lupus (“wolf”). Doublet of lobo and wolf.
From Latin lupus (“wolf”).
Words formed from lupus
Phrases with lupus
Questions about lupus
- What does lupus mean?
- Lupus means any of a number of autoimmune diseases, the most common of which is systemic lupus erythematosus.
- What is lupus in Hindi?
- Lupus in Hindi is ल्यूपस, ल्युपस. See Lupus meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is lupus?
- Lupus can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce lupus?
- Lupus is pronounced /ˈluːpəs/ (UK).
Words near lupus in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: lupus (page history and authors); Lupus (page history and authors); lupus (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lupus (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); lupus (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lupus (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lupus (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lupus (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lupus (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lupus (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lupus (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lupus (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lupus (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lupus (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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