See Also: lupus erythematosus(encyclopedia)
Lupus erythematosus(health)
Lupus erythematosus(medicine)
cutaneous lupus erythematosus(medicine)
chilblain lupus erythematosus(medicine)
disseminated lupus erythematosus(medicine)
lupus erythematosus profundus(medicine)
lupus erythematosus test(medicine)
lupus erythematosus, cutaneous(medicine)
discoid lupus erythematosus(medicine)

lupus erythematosus, cutaneous (medicine) and rotate (oh)


lupus erythematosus, cutaneous (medicine)


lupus erythematosus, cutaneous


A form of lupus erythematosus in which the skin may be the only organ involved or in which skin involvement precedes the spread into Other body systems. It has been classified into three forms - acute (= lupus erythematosus, systemic with skin lesions), subacute, and chronic (= lupus erythematosus, discoid).


rotate (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: , past participle of rotare, from rota 'wheel']
[I and T] to turn with a circular movement around a central point, or to make something do this
-synonym revolve revolve
-see also spin spin
::The Earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hours.
::Rotate the pan halfway through the Baking time.
[I and T] if a job rotates, or if people rotate Jobs, they each do a particular job for a particular period of time
::The chairmanship of the committee rotates annually.
::Employers may rotate duties to give staff wider experience.
[I and T] to change the places of things or people, or to change places, especially in a circular direction
::Rotating the tyres every few months helps them last longer.
[T] technical to regularly change the crops grown on a piece of land, in order to preserve the quality of the soil
-see also crop rotation crop rotation