erythematosus
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐρύθημα (erúthēma, “a redness or flush on the skin”), from ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”).[1]
The German form erythematodes is arguably the preferred correct form.[2]
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɛɹɪˈθiːməˌtəʊsɪs/
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌɛɹɪˈθiməˌtoʊsɪs/, /ˌɛɹəˈθiməˌtoʊsɪs/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌeɹɪˈθiːməˌtəʉsɪs/
Noun
erythematosus
- (pathology) An eruption of red lesions.
- 2022 March 17, Joan T. Merrill, Victoria P. Werth, Richard Furie et al., “Phase 2 Trial of Iberdomide in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus”, in The New England Journal of Medicine, volume 386, number 11, , page 1034:
- Iberdomide, a cereblon modulator promoting degradation of the transcription factors Ikaros and Aiolos, which affect leukocyte development and autoimmunity, is being evaluated for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
Derived terms
- discoid lupus erythematosus
- pemphigus erythematosus
- systemic lupus erythematosus
References
- ^ Schwager, Edith, Salat, Harris (1991) Medical English Usage and Abusage[1], Oryx Press, page 95
- ^ Arzt, L. (1953) “Disseminated Lupus Erythematosus (Malignant Lupus Erythematosus (Goldsmith-Bear)). Seine Geschichte—Versuch einer Begriffsbestimmung”, in Journal of the Mount Sinai Hospital, New York[2], volume 19, page 29[3]: “Sprachlich ist das Wort erythematosus, das sich aus zwei Sprachen (Griechisch und Latein) zusammensetzt, besser durch erythematodes, das auch weiterhin, soweit es sich nicht um Citate handelt, gebraucht wird, zu ersetzen.”