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serpigo

[ ser-pahy-goh ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. (formerly) a creeping or spreading skin disease, as ringworm.


serpigo

/ sɜːˈpaɪɡəʊ; sɜːˈpɪdʒɪnəs /

noun

  1. pathol any progressive skin eruption, such as ringworm or herpes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • serpiginous, adjective
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Other Words From

  • ser·pig·i·nous [ser-, pij, -, uh, -n, uh, s], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of serpigo1

1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin serpīgō, equivalent to Latin serp- (derivative of serpere to creep) + -īgō as in vertīgō vertigo; herpes
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Word History and Origins

Origin of serpigo1

C14: from Medieval Latin, from Latin serpere to creep
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Example Sentences

Friend hast thou none; For thine own bowels, which do call thee sire, 30 The mere effusion of thy proper loins, Do curse the gout, serpigo, and the rheum, For ending thee no sooner.

I have sometimes been induced to think it nothing more than a confirmed stage of the serpigo or ringworm, or it may be the same with what is elsewhere termed the shingles.

Premising his remarks with a classification of diseases as follows: Diseases universal and infectious—like morphoea, serpigo, lepra, variolae et morbilli.

Associated words: annular, annularity, annulate, signet, dactyliology, dactylioglyphy, dactylioglyph, cameo, intaglio, lapidary, lapidist, posy. ring, n. arena; clique, coterie, set, cabal. ringing, n. sounding, resounding, reverberation, tolling, clang, chime, clam, tinkling, knell, clangor. ringlet, n. tress, curl, lock. ringworm, n. circular herpes, serpigo. riot, n. tumult, uproar; revelry. rioter, n. reveler, carouser, roysterer. riotous, a. wanton, luxuriant, unrestrained; seditious, tumultuous, turbulent, insubordinate, rebellious. rip, n. rent, tear. rip, n.

In the "rheum, the dry serpigo and the gout" which rack their frames, make their bones ache and render miserable and thankless the evening days which should be so full of peace and beauty, they are reaping the fruits of their "harmless" moderate drinking.

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