Definition of lupus
: any of several diseases characterized by skin lesions; especially : systemic lupus erythematosus
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Areas in St. Louis county near the Westlake Landfill Superfund site have higher incidence of lupus, rare cancers, neuropathy, and congenital defects than the general population.
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Jackie and Rande, identified only by their first names, have been looking after their grandchildren ever since their daughter died of lupus, according to New Jersey lottery officials.
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Spoonies take their name from Spoon Theory, an idea proposed by a woman named Christine Miserandino who was diagnosed with a chain of illnesses including chronic-fatigue syndrome before landing with a diagnosis of lupus.
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In Kansas City, Stephenie Hashmi is still struggling with lupus, and still struggling to get disability benefits.
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Spell said Stockstill, a mother of five, suffers from lupus and fibromyalgia and hurt her rotator cuff while in jail.
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The Catholic writer Flannery O’Connor, who contracted lupus in her 20s and fought the debilitating illness the rest of her life before dying at age 39 in 1964, never married.
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Lori S. Goodman, a professional instructor and director of the award-winning Western High School Dance Team, died April 25 from lupus.
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Of all the conditions listed, the Kaiser Family Foundation found evidence that before the Affordable Care Act, about three dozen of them were declinable — from AIDS/H.I.V. and lupus to severe obesity and diabetes.
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Origin and Etymology of lupus
Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Latin, wolf
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medical : a disease that affects the nervous system, joints, and skin
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: any of several diseases (as lupus vulgaris or systemic lupus erythematosus) characterized by skin lesions
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