Synonyms for lupus
ˈlu pəslu·pus

Princeton's WordNet

1. lupusnoun

   any of several forms of ulcerative skin disease

2. Lupusnoun

   a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Centaurus

Matched Categories

1. • Constellation
   • Skin Disease

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1. lupus

   Synonyms:
   Lupus erythematosus, see there
   

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How to use lupus in a sentence?

1. President Trump:

   The patient population that is the most vulnerable are the lupus patients because hydroxychloroquine is the only drug known to prolong survival of these patients.

2. Selena Gomez:

   I was diagnosed with lupus, and I’ve been through chemotherapy. That’s what my break was really about. I could’ve had a stroke, i wanted so badly to say, ‘You guys have no idea. I’m in chemotherapy. You’re a–holes.’ I locked myself away until I was confident and comfortable again.

3. Zack Davies:

   My biggest concern is he catches something and then brings it back to my wife, i feel our children are going to be fine. They'll bounce back. But somebody with lupus -- it's a tougher fight for her. A common cold for me and you, we're down maybe two days. Something like that for her, we're looking at weeks. And it's scary.

4. Arta Bakshandeh:

   Pregnancy can also cause lupus to flare and is often the first time a patient is diagnosed.

5. Nancy Gin:

   As we face the real possibility of running out of the drug for everybody if we dont take steps to mitigate the shortage, Kaiser Permanente, like other health care organizations across the country, has had to take steps to control the outflow of the medication to ensure access to severely sick patients, including both COVID-19 and those with acute lupus.