How to say "lupus" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- おおかみ座おおかみざnounCovers only the constellation sense: the Wolf, a star pattern of the southern sky. A less common word met mainly in astronomy, and never used for the disease.
- 狼瘡ろうそうnounThe medical term for lupus, the autoimmune disease; a less common, clinical word that you will meet mainly in medical contexts rather than everyday speech.
Choose 「おおかみ座」 for the constellation Lupus, the Wolf, and 狼瘡 for the autoimmune disease; the two cover entirely different senses, so what you mean decides the word.
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