lupus
noun
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lupus
1 American
[loo-puhs]
/ ˈlu pəs /
Lupus
2
American
[loo-puhs]
/ ˈlu pəs /
noun
Astronomy.
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Lupi
genitive
lupus
1
British
/ ˈluːpəs /
noun
Lupus
2
British
/ ˈluːpəs /
noun
lupus
Scientific
/ lo̅o̅′pəs /
lupus
Cultural
Usage
In current usage the word lupus alone is generally understood to signify lupus vulgaris, lupus erythematosus being normally referred to in full or by the abbreviation LE
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of lupus1
First recorded in 1580–90; from Medieval Latin, special use of Latin lupus “wolf”
Origin of Lupus2
From Latin
Example Sentences
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For decades, treating autoimmune diseases such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis has meant a lifetime of drugs that suppress the immune system and wear down the body.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Novartis was testing rap-cel in lupus, multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The researchers identified particular variants that influenced the female-biased expression of two genes linked to systemic lupus erythematosus.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
Looming over the crackdown is the failing health of 80-year-old Ortega, who suffers from lupus and kidney failure.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
I just learned that my mom has a disease called lupus.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
Viehbacher said the company expects to have clinical trial readouts in the coming years for treatments in markets with high unmet need like Alzheimer’s and Lupus disease.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
Richie Mo'unga, previously their first-choice fly-half, has spent the past two seasons exiled in Tokyo, playing for Toshiba Brave Lupus.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026
The second rower will miss South Africa's matches against Italy, Ireland and Wales, as well as his club Wild Knights' Japan League One match against Brave Lupus in December.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2025
Lupus is a lifelong, often painful and occasionally lethal autoimmune disease.
From Science Daily ● May 23, 2024
In the story of Germanus and Lupus he follows closely the Life of Germanus by Constantius of Lyons.
From Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England by Cuthbert Bede
By watching how spirals move in the IM Lupi disc over time, the team could tell that they were caused by a new planet being born and not a planet growing bigger!
From Space Scoop ● Oct. 24, 2025
Carlos Lupi is the second person in President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government to lose their position due to corruption allegations in less than a month.
From BBC ● May 3, 2025
“We’re seeing what everyone else is seeing,”said Adam Siegel, whose restaurant, Lupi & Iris, is finalizing contracts on two 100-plate brunches but has not seen the complete restaurant buyouts he was expecting.
From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2024
“People don’t appreciate that it’s a family effort,” DeSantis told Lupi Tupou, as she stood by with her young son, Israel.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 2, 2023
In Latin they were named Lupi crepitum, or Wolfs' Fists.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie
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