any of several forms of ulcerative skin disease
"The doctor diagnosed him with a form of lupus that left painful, open sores on his cheeks and arms."
a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Centaurus
"The night sky over Australia reveals the rare sight of Lupus, a faint constellation nestled just south of Centaurus."
Any of a number of autoimmune diseases, the most common of which is systemic lupus erythematosus.
"She was diagnosed with lupus after her joints swelled and she developed a persistent rash on her face."
A summer constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a wolf. It lies south of the constellation Libra.
"While stargazing in the southern hemisphere last summer, my friend pointed out Lupus as the dim constellation resembling a wolf just below Libra."
The word comes from the Latin term lupus, which means "wolf." It is a doublet related to the words lobo and wolf.