lupus
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(loo′pŭs)

[L. lupus, wolf]
Originally, any chronic, progressive, usually ulcerating, skin disease. In current usage, when the word is used alone, it has no precise meaning.
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(loo′pŭs)

[L. lupus, wolf]
Originally, any chronic, progressive, usually ulcerating, skin disease. In current usage, when the word is used alone, it has no precise meaning.
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