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Definition of lupus noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lupus

noun
 
/ˈluːpəs/
 
/ˈluːpəs/
[uncountable]
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  1. a disease that affects the skin or sometimes the joints
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘wolf’.
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