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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

Diseases universal and infectious—like morphoea, serpigo, lepra, variolae et morbilli.

The serpigo, the strangury, an eternal uneffectual priapism seize thee!

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