LE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

Synonyms:

LE; lupus erythematosus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("LE" is a kind of...):

autoimmune disease; autoimmune disorder (any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues)

lupus (any of several forms of ulcerative skin disease)

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