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
It begins with a very on-the-nose scene of Djokovic howling like a canis lupus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 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
The survival mechanism has become the enemy, as in such illnesses as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis that can attack organs, joints, even the brain.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
Lupus, for example, can affect as many as nine women for every one man, yet the genetic factors behind this striking difference have remained poorly understood.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
"Lupus at its worst was in bed, unable to move, going downhill rapidly, possibly dying…now I'm living," she told me.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
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
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
Two bishops, German of Auxerre, and Lupus of Troyes, were sent accordingly by a council to which the petition of the Britons had been made.
From Sketches of Church History From A.D. 33 to the Reformation by James Craigie Robertson
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
"I am making this decision with the certainty that my name has not been mentioned at any time in the ongoing investigations," Lupi wrote on X when announcing his resignation.
From BBC ● May 3, 2025
“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
"We have our responsibilities, we take our faults and we will learn from our mistakes," Maurizio Lupi, the leader of a small centrist party within the coalition, told the house ahead of the vote.
From Reuters ● Apr. 28, 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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