lupus

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UK/ˈluːpəs/Canada, US/ˈlupəs/Australia, New Zealand/ˈlʉːpəs/

noun

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

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wolf
OriginLatin lupus →
Less commonScrabble 7
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Meanings

lupus1

nounlupus (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineAny 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
    2 more examples

    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

    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, →DOI, page 1034

    Synonyms: wolf

Lupus2

proper noun
  1. astronomyA summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a wolf. It lies south of the constellation Libra.
  2. A city and village in Missouri, United States.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
wolf
Also see
systemic lupus erythematosus

Origin

lupus · noun

  1. Latinlupus“wolf”
  2. Englishlupus

Borrowed from Latin lupus (“wolf”). Doublet of lobo and wolf.

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Lupus · proper noun

  1. Latinlupus“wolf”
  2. EnglishLupus

From Latin lupus (“wolf”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Θηρίον
  • Θηρίον (Thēríon)summer constellation of the southern sky
Arabic ذِئْبَة, اَلذِّئْب
  • ذِئْبَة (ḏiʔba)autoimmune disease
  • اَلذِّئْب (aḏ-ḏiʔb)summer constellation of the southern sky
Bengali নেকড়ে
  • নেকড়ে (nekoṛe)summer constellation of the southern sky
Bulgarian вълча́нка, ко̀жна туберкуло̀за
  • вълча́нка (vălčánka)autoimmune disease
  • ко̀жна туберкуло̀за (kòžna tuberkulòza)autoimmune disease
  • лу́пус (lúpus)autoimmune disease
Catalan lupus
  • lupusautoimmune disease
Chinese Cantonese 豺狼座
  • 豺狼座 (caai⁴ long⁴ zo⁶)summer constellation of the southern sky
Chinese Mandarin 狼瘡 /狼疮, 豺狼座
  • 狼瘡 /狼疮 (lángchuāng)autoimmune disease
  • 豺狼座 (Cháilángzuò)summer constellation of the southern sky
Dutch wolfszweer, huidaandoening
  • wolfszweerautoimmune disease
  • huidaandoeningautoimmune disease
  • lupusautoimmune disease
Esperanto lupuso, Lupo
  • lupusoautoimmune disease
  • Luposummer constellation of the southern sky
Finnish lupus, Susi
  • lupusautoimmune disease
  • Susisummer constellation of the southern sky
French lupus, Loup
  • lupusautoimmune disease
  • Loupsummer constellation of the southern sky
German Lupus, Wolf
  • Lupusautoimmune disease
  • Wolfsummer constellation of the southern sky
Greek λύκος, Λύκος
  • λύκος (lýkos)autoimmune disease
  • Λύκος (Lýkos)summer constellation of the southern sky
Hebrew זָאֶבֶת, זְאֵב
  • זָאֶבֶת (za'évet)autoimmune disease
  • זְאֵב (z'év)summer constellation of the southern sky
Hindi भेड़िया, वृक
  • भेड़िया (bheṛiyā)summer constellation of the southern sky
  • वृक (vŕk)summer constellation of the southern sky
Hungarian lupusz, lupus
  • lupuszautoimmune disease
  • lupusautoimmune disease
Irish an Faolchú
  • an Faolchúsummer constellation of the southern sky
Italian lupus
  • lupusautoimmune disease
Japanese 狼座, おおかみ座
  • 狼座 (Ōkamiza)summer constellation of the southern sky
  • おおかみ座 (Ōkamiza)summer constellation of the southern sky
Korean 늑대자리
  • 늑대자리 (Neukdaejari)summer constellation of the southern sky
Latin Lupus, Bestia
  • Lupussummer constellation of the southern sky
  • Bestiasummer constellation of the southern sky
Malay Serigala
  • Serigalasummer constellation of the southern sky
Polish toczeń, wilk
  • toczeńautoimmune disease
  • wilkautoimmune disease
  • Wilksummer constellation of the southern sky
Portuguese lúpus, Lobo
  • lúpusautoimmune disease
  • Lobosummer constellation of the southern sky
  • Lupussummer constellation of the southern sky
Romanian lupus
  • lupusautoimmune disease
Russian волча́нка, Волк
  • волча́нка (volčánka)autoimmune disease
  • Волк (Volk)summer constellation of the southern sky
Spanish lupus, Lupus
  • lupusautoimmune disease
  • Lupussummer constellation of the southern sky
  • Lobosummer constellation of the southern sky
Urdu بھیڑیا
  • بھیڑیا (bheṛiyā)summer constellation of the southern sky
Cite this entry
APA

lupus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lupus

MLA

“lupus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lupus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lupus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lupus.

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