'Lupus exedens' definitions:

Definition of 'Lupus exedens'

From: GCIDE
  • Noli-me-tangere \No"li-me-tan"ge*re\, n. [L., touch me not.]
  • 1. (Bot.) (a) Any plant of a genus of herbs (Impatiens) having capsules which, if touched when ripe, discharge their seeds. -- See Impatiens. (b) The squirting cucumber. See under Cucumber. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Med.) A name formerly applied to several varieties of ulcerous cutaneous diseases, but now restricted to {Lupus exedens}, an ulcerative affection of the nose. [1913 Webster]