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单词 serpigo
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serpigo

[ ser-pahy-goh ]
/ sərˈpaɪ goʊ /

noun Pathology.

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

Origin of serpigo

1350–1400; Middle English <Medieval Latin serpīgō, equivalent to Latin serp- (derivative of serpere to creep) + -īgō as in vertīgōvertigo; cf. herpes

OTHER WORDS FROM serpigo

ser·pig·i·nous [ser-pij-uh-nuhs], /sərˈpɪdʒ ə nəs/, adjective

Words nearby serpigo

serpentinite, serpentinize, Serpentis, serpent star, serpiginous, serpigo, SERPS, Serpukhov, serpulid, serra, Serra da Estrela
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Example sentences from the Web for serpigo

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

    Gilbertus Anglicus|Henry Ebenezer Handerson
  • The serpigo, the strangury, an eternal uneffectual priapism seize thee!

    The Works of John Marston|John Marston

British Dictionary definitions for serpigo

serpigo
/ (sɜːˈpaɪɡəʊ) /

noun

pathol any progressive skin eruption, such as ringworm or herpes

Derived forms of serpigo

serpiginous (sɜːˈpɪdʒɪnəs), adjective

Word Origin for serpigo

C14: from Medieval Latin, from Latin serpere to creep
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

Medical definitions for serpigo

serpigo
[ sər-pīgō ]

n.

Any creeping or serpiginous eruption.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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