lupuserythematosus

lupus er·y·the·ma·to·sus (ĕr'ə-thē'mə-tōʹsəs, -thĕm'ə-) n.

Any of several connective tissue disorders, especially systemic lupus erythematosus, that primarily affect women of childbearing age, have a variety of clinical forms, and are characterized by red scaly skin lesions.

  [New Latin lupus erythēmatōsus: lupus + erythēmatōsus, erythematous.]

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