lupus的词源

英文词源

lupus (n.)

late 14c., used of several diseases that cause ulcerations of the skin, from Medieval Latin lupus, from Latin lupus "wolf" (see wolf (n.)), apparently because it "devours" the affected part.

中文词源

lupus：狼疮

来自拉丁语lupus,狼，词源同wolf.因这种病的症状如同被狼咬过而得名。

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