English Explanatory Dictionary

lupus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

lo͝o'pəs /ˈluːpəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lupus.wav /ˈlupəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-lupus.wav /ˈlʉːpəs/

Word forms

lupus

Etymology

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

Synonyms

wolf

Derived words

lupiform lupine lupoid lupologist lupulus lupus erythematosus lupuslike neurolupus nonlupus rhupus Lupi
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