See Also: wind-break(medicine)
North Wind, Northerly Wind - Sailing(gambling)
East Wind, Easterly Wind - Sailing(gambling)
South Wind, Southerly Wind - Sailing(gambling)
West Wind, Westerly Wind. - Sailing(gambling)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
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wind-up(1)(dictionary)
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Lupus (medicine) and wind-break (medicine)


Lupus (medicine)


lupus


A systemic disease that results from an autoimmune mechanism. Individuals with lupus will produce antibodies to their own body tissues. The resultant inflammation can cause kidney damage, arthritis, pericarditis and vasculitis.


wind-break (medicine)


wind-break


A clump of trees serving for a protection against the force of wind.

To break the wind of; to cause to lose breath; to exhaust. "'T would wind-break a mule to vie burdens with her." (Ford)

Source: Websters Dictionary