noun
lupus erythematosus
Medical term for lupus erythematosus. Cross-referenced with エリテマトーデス, which is the more common katakana form in modern Japanese medical contexts.
See also: エリテマトーデス
紅斑性狼瘡は自己免疫疾患の一種です。
Lupus erythematosus is a type of autoimmune disease.
More common modern medical term for lupus erythematosus, borrowed from German. 紅斑性狼瘡 is the kanji-based equivalent, used in older or formal medical literature.
A medical compound of 紅斑 (erythema), 性 (-ic, nature), and 狼瘡 (lupus). The term is a direct kanji translation of the Western medical concept.