狼疮

狼瘡

lángchuāng

noun #40,730

Meanings

1 lupus

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Examples

她被诊断出系统性红斑狼疮。

Tā bèi zhěnduàn chū xìtǒngxìng hóngbān lángchuāng.

She was diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus.

狼疮患者需要长期服药控制病情。

Lángchuāng huànzhě xūyào chángqī fúyào kòngzhì bìngqíng.

Lupus patients need long-term medication to control the disease.

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A calque of the Latin lupus ('wolf'): both languages name the disease after the wolf-bite-like facial rash. 红斑狼疮 literally 'red-spot wolf-sore' = lupus erythematosus.

Stroke Order

狼 láng

疮 chuāng