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Sle (Noun)

Meaning

An inflammatory disease of connective tissue with variable features including fever and weakness and fatigability and joint pains and skin lesions on the face or neck or arms.

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Examples

  • Sle often affects people between the ages of 15 and 30 and appears more frequently in women than in men.
  • The typical patient with sle will have face rashes that are butterfly-shaped and extend from the bridge of the nose out onto the cheek.
  • Sle is an autoimmune disorder, a condition in which the body's immune system mistakenly attacks its own tissues.
  • Adults with sle are often fatigued, weak, and feverish, or they may have extreme fatigue and weakness in the days or weeks following even a mild infection like a cold.
  • While the exact cause of sle remains unclear, research suggests that sle may occur when an environmental factor, such as a virus, sets off an overactive response in genetically predisposed individuals.

Synonyms

  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
  • Disseminated Lupus Erythematosus

Hypernyms

  • Lupus
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