systemic lupus erythematosus

English

Alternative forms

SLE (abbreviation)

Noun

systemic lupus erythematosus (uncountable)

(pathology) A systemic autoimmune disease (or autoimmune connective tissue disease), where the immune system attacks the body's cells and tissue and causes inflammation and tissue damage.

Synonyms

lupus

Translations

systemic autoimmune disease

Chinese:
Mandarin: 系統性紅斑狼瘡, 系统性红斑狼疮 (xìtǒngxìng hóngbān lángchuāng)
Finnish: SLE (fi), systeeminen lupus erytematosus, hajapesäkkeinen punahukka
French: lupus (fr) m, lupus érythémateux disséminé m

German: Lupus erythematodes m
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: lupus eritematoso sistémico m
Turkish: sistemik lupus eritematozus

Further reading

systemic lupus erythematosus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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