lupus
lupus
noun loo-POOSS Rare
Origin: from Latin lupus 'wolf', from the skin lesions' resemblance to a wolf bite
Usage Note
Lupus refers to the chronic autoimmune disease lupus érythémateux, in which the immune system attacks healthy tissue. The final s is pronounced in French. The colloquial shorthand is simply le lupus, and the condition is notably more common in women than in men.
Examples
"Elle a été diagnostiquée avec un lupus à trente ans."
Natural Translation
She was diagnosed with lupus at thirty.
Literal Translation
She has been diagnosed with a lupus at thirty years.
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