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单词 systemic lupus erythematosus
释义

systemic lupus erythematosus

noun

systemic lupus er·​y·​the·​ma·​to·​sus -ˌer-ə-ˌthē-mə-ˈtō-səs How to pronounce systemic lupus erythematosus (audio)
: 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates about 200,000 adults in the United States have common lupus, called systemic lupus erythematosus. Isabella Cueto, STAT, 16 Sep. 2022 Romantic & Familial Black women living with SLE (systemic lupus erythematosus), expressed difficulty with physical contact leading to pain. Noel Cody, Essence, 1 Aug. 2022 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates about 200,000 adults in the United States have common lupus, called systemic lupus erythematosus. Isabella Cueto, STAT, 18 June 2022 The most common form of lupus, medically known as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), is an autoimmune disease, a condition in which the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys healthy cells and tissues. Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 21 Jan. 2022 The physical symptoms of ME can be as disabling as multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis and congestive heart failure, according to the campaign group Action for ME. Lucia Osborne-crowley, refinery29.com, 15 Aug. 2021 Cleghorn lives with systemic lupus erythematosus, a serious autoimmune disease, far more frequent in women than in men, that can attack various organs and is challenging to diagnose and treat. Washington Post, 2 July 2021 This self-attack can be directed against one organ — like the thyroid in Hashimoto's thyroiditis — or multiple organ systems simultaneously — like systemic lupus erythematosus. Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY, 28 May 2021 There are four forms in all: systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), lupus confined to the skin, lupus caused by some prescription drugs and a rare lupus that affects infants of women with the disease. Matt Villano, CNN, 10 May 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

systemic lupus erythematosus

noun

systemic lupus er·​y·​the·​ma·​to·​sus -ˌer-ə-ˌthē-mə-ˈtō-səs How to pronounce systemic lupus erythematosus (audio)
: 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
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
abbreviation SLE

called also systemic lupus

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