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lupus

n. any of various ulcerous skin diseases, esp. tuberculosis of the skin.
Phrases and idioms:
lupus vulgaris tuberculosis with dark red patches on the skin, usu. due to direct inoculation of the tuberculosis bacillus into the skin.
Derivatives:
lupoid adj. lupous adj.
Etymology: L, = wolf

Useful english dictionary. 2012.