LUPUS

Lupus

(noun) a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Centaurus

lupus

(noun) any of several forms of ulcerative skin disease

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

lupus (uncountable)

(pathology) Any of a number of autoimmune diseases, the most common of which is systemic lupus erythematosus.

Etymology

Proper noun

Lupus

(constellation) A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a wolf. It lies south of the constellation Libra.

A city and village in Missouri, United States.

Source: Wiktionary

Lu"pus, n. Etym: [L., a wolf. See Wolf.]

1. (Med.)

Definition: A cutaneous disease occurring under two distinct forms.

Note: Lupus erythematosus is characterized by an eruption of red patches, which become incrusted, leaving superficial scars. L. vulgaris is marked by the development of nodules which often ulcerate deeply and produce great deformity. Formerly the latter was often confounded with cancer, and some varieties of cancer were included under Lupus.

2. (Astron.)

Definition: The Wolf, a constellation situated south of Scorpio.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition