lupus

1 any of several forms of ulcerative skin disease

2 a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Centaurus

see Lupus

Translingual

Etymology

From lupus.

Noun

lupus

1. The specific name of the grey wolf, Canis lupus.

English

Pronunciation

• lo͝o'pəs, /ˈluːpəs/, /"lu:p@s/

  Rhymes: -uːpəs

Noun

1. A debilitating autoimmune disease which attacks the whole body, causing skin sores, pains throughout the body, lack of breath, and kidney and heart problems.

Translations

• Italian: lupus

Italian

Noun

1. lupus

Derived terms

• lupoma

Latin

Etymology

Cognate with Sanskrit sc=Deva, Ancient Greek λύκος, Lithuanian vilkas. Possibly a borrowing from Osco-Umbrian where PIE *kʷ regularly gave /p/, or metathesis occurred because of a wolf taboo.

Noun

(feminine lupa)

1. A wolf

   Homo homini lupus est.

   Man is a wolf to man.

Related terms

• lupātus
• Lupercus
• Lupus
• lupīnus
• agnum lupo eripere velle (to wish the impossible, literally: to wish to rescue a lamb from a wolf)
• lupus in fabula
• lupus in sermone

Descendants

• Spanish: lobo

Lupus may refer to:

• Wolf (latin).
• Lupis or Lupus, a Roman Cognomen.

Medicine

• Lupus anticoagulant, an antibody causing a delay in coagulation.
• Lupus, the common name for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus or 'SLE'. When the term 'lupus' is used without modification, it usually means 'SLE' (especially in a medical context).
  • Drug-induced lupus erythematosus, a drug-induced form of SLE.
  • Lupus nephritis, an inflammation of the kidneys caused by SLE, when anti-DNA antibodies, which the body makes, percipitate in the kidneys.
• Lupus pernio, a feature of sarcoidosis.
• Lupus vulgaris, a feature of cutaneous tuberculosis.

Organizations

• Lupus Canada, Canadian non-profit organization
• Lupus Foundation of America

People

• Saint Lupus of Sens (Saint Loup)
• Saint Lupus of Troyes (Saint Loup) (d. 478)
• Lupus Servatus, Carolingian French Benedictine Abbot of Ferrieres and writer.
• Lupus I of Aquitaine
• Lupo II of Gascony (Lupus)
• Lupo III Centule of Gascony (Lupus)
• Giovanni Luppis, an officer of the Austrian Navy, who had the idea of the first self-propelled torpedo.
• Marco Lupis (1960- ), Italian journalist.
• Lupus, a character in The Roman Mysteries novels by Caroline Lawrence.

Places

• Lupis http://www.fallingrain.com/world/RP/51/Lupis.html http://travelingluck.com/Asia/Philippines/Pangasinan/_1704975_Lupis.html#themap, a barangay of Binmaley, in Pangasinan province, Ilocos Region, (Philippines).
• Lupus, a town into Moniteau County, Missouri (U.S.A.)
• Saint-Loup (disambiguation page), name or part of the name of several communes in France

Other

• Lupus, an astronomical constellation
• Toshiba Brave Lupus, a Japanese semi-pro rugby team
• Lupis (food), a sweet dessert from Indonesia.