systemic lupus erythematosus
noun
systemic lupus er·y·the·ma·to·sus
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Definition of systemic lupus erythematosus
: a chronic, inflammatory, variable autoimmune disease of connective tissue that occurs chiefly in women and is typically characterized by fever, skin rash, fatigue, and joint pain and often by disorders of the blood, kidneys, heart, lungs, and brain (such as hemolytic anemia, nephritis, pleurisy, pericarditis, cognitive dysfunction, or meningitis)
—abbreviation SLE
— called also lupus
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systemic lupus erythematosus
noun
systemic lupus er·y·the·ma·to·sus
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Medical Definition of systemic lupus erythematosus
: a chronic, inflammatory, variable, autoimmune disease of connective tissue that occurs chiefly in women and is typically characterized by fever, skin rash, fatigue, and joint pain and often by disorders of the blood, kidneys, heart, lungs, and brain (such as hemolytic anemia, nephritis, pleurisy, pericarditis, cognitive dysfunction, or meningitis)
No disease more dramatically illustrates the body's capacity to turn on itself than systemic lupus erythematosus …— Stephen E. Goldfinger and Paul Cotton, Harvard Medical Health Letter, September 1992 We would also run blood tests for autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus, in which the body reacts to its own cells and proteins …— Abigail Zuger, Discover, March 1994
—abbreviation SLE
— called also systemic lupus