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systemic lupus erythematosus

systemic lupus erythematosus noun: 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.

Noun

systemic lupus erythematosus (uncountable)

  1. 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.
    • Iberdomide, a cereblon modulator promoting degradation of the transcription factors Ikaros and Aiolos, which affect leukocyte development and autoimmunity, is being evaluated for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).2022 March 17, Joan T. Merrill, Victoria P. Werth, Richard Furie et al., “Phase 2 Trial of Iberdomide in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus”, in The New England Journal of Medicine, volume 386, number 11...
    Synonyms:
    lupus

systemic lupus erythematosus meaning in Arabic

systemic lupus erythematosus in Arabic

systemic autoimmune disease
ذِئْبَة حَمْرَاء, ذِئْبَة حَمَامِيَّة مَجْمُوعِيَّة

Synonyms of systemic lupus erythematosus

Forms of systemic lupus erythematosus

alternative abbreviationSLE

Questions about systemic lupus erythematosus

What does systemic lupus erythematosus mean?
Systemic lupus erythematosus means 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.
What is systemic lupus erythematosus in Arabic?
Systemic lupus erythematosus in Arabic is ذِئْبَة حَمْرَاء, ذِئْبَة حَمَامِيَّة مَجْمُوعِيَّة. See Systemic lupus erythematosus meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is systemic lupus erythematosus?
Systemic lupus erythematosus is a noun.

Words near systemic lupus erythematosus in the dictionary

  1. systemhood
  2. systemic
  3. systemic circulation
  4. systemic circulations
  5. systemic exertion intolerance disease
  6. systemic lupus erythematosus
  7. systemic scleroses
  8. systemic sclerosis
  9. systemic therapy
  10. systemical
  11. systemically

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