Rhupus
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Rhupus is a noun meaning (pathology) A rare condition characterized by overlapping features of both rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus.
Meaning
(pathology) A rare condition characterized by overlapping features of both rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus.
Example Sentences
As controls, 34 patients with rheumatoid arthritis and nine patients with rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus (rhupus) were included. […] In contrast, rheumatoid arthritis and rhupus patients had 30- and 23-fold higher than normal amounts of anti-CCP (p < 0.001, both comparisons).
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.