/ ˈluːpəs; NAmE / noun
[ U ] a disease that affects the skin or sometimes the joints
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from Latin , literally wolf .
/ ˈluːpəs; NAmE / noun
[ U ] a disease that affects the skin or sometimes the joints
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from Latin , literally wolf .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005