lupus

Noun
  1. Any of several forms of ulcerative skin disease (synset 114253394)
    is a type of: disease of the skin, skin disease, skin disorder - a disease affecting the skin
    subtypes:
    • lupus vulgaris - tuberculosis of the skin; appears first on the face and heals slowly leaving deep scars
    • discoid lupus erythematosus, dle - a chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40; characterized by an eruption of red lesions over the cheeks and bridge of the nose
    • le, lupus erythematosus - a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
    • disseminated lupus erythematosus, sle, systemic lupus erythematosus - an inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable features including fever and weakness and fatigability and joint pains and skin lesions on the face or neck or arms
  2. A constellation in the southern hemisphere near Centaurus (synset 109367346)
    is an instance of: constellation - a configuration of stars as seen from the earth

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