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rhupus

rhupus noun: a rare condition characterized by overlapping features of both rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus.

Noun

rhupus (uncountable)

  1. A rare condition characterized by overlapping features of both rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus.
    • As controls, 34 patients with rheumatoid arthritis and nine patients with rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus (rhupus) were included. […] In contrast, rheumatoid arthritis and rhupus patients had 30- and 23-fold higher than normal amounts of anti-CCP (p < 0.001, both comparisons).2008, GN Damián-Abrego, J Cabiedes, AR Cabral, “Anti-citrullinated peptide antibodies in lupus patients with or without deforming arthropathy”, in Lupus, volume 17, number 4, →DOI, page 300

Origin of rhupus

Blend of rheumatoid arthritis + lupus. Coined by Austrian-born American rheumatologist Peter H. Schur in 1971.

Questions about rhupus

What does rhupus mean?
Rhupus means a rare condition characterized by overlapping features of both rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus.
What part of speech is rhupus?
Rhupus is a noun.

Words near rhupus in the dictionary

  1. rhumbs
  2. Rhumel River
  3. rhums
  4. rhupunt
  5. rhupunts
  6. rhupus
  7. RHUs
  8. rhus juice
  9. rhusflavanone
  10. rhusflavone
  11. rhusma

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