ループス
rūpusu
In Japanese, the English phrase lupus is translated as ループス (rūpusu).
ループス is used to refer to the autoimmune disease lupus.
Meaning: autoimmune disease (noun)
Which one should you use?
While ループス is a way to refer to the disease, システム性エリテマトーデス is the formal way to say SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus).
How do you pronounce it?
rūpusu
Did you know?
- While ループス is the phonetic translation of the Latin word for 'wolf', Japanese speakers do not associate the word with the animal 狼 (ōkami).
- In Japanese medical contexts, the phrase 指定難病 (shitei nanbyō) is used to classify ループス as a 'designated intractable disease' for government financial support.
- Patients in Japan often refer to the 'butterfly rash' associated with the condition as 蝶形紅斑 (chōkei kōhan), which literally means 'butterfly-shaped redness'.
Examples in context
- 元気？最近ルプスの症状はどう？Hey, how are you? How have the lupus symptoms been lately?
- ループスの症状について調べています。Rūpusu no shōjō ni tsuite shirabete imasu.I am researching the symptoms of lupus.
- ループスは自己免疫疾患の一つです。Rūpusu wa jiko men'eki shikkan no hitotsu desu.Lupus is one type of autoimmune disease.
Example conversation
Yota and Yui are talking about a health article.
- 陽太 Yotaこの記事はループスについて書いてあるよ。Kono kiji wa rūpusu ni tsuite kaite aru yo.This article is about lupus.
- 結衣 Yuiループスって、自己免疫疾患のことだよね？Rūpusu tte, jiko men'eki shikkan no koto da yo ne?Lupus is an autoimmune disease, right?
- 陽太 Yotaうん、その通りだよ。Un, sono tōri da yo.Yes, that's correct.
- 結衣 Yui詳しく読んでみるね。Kuwashiku yonde miru ne.I'll read it in more detail.
