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serpigo
ser·pi·go
/
sərˈpaɪ
goʊ
/
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[
ser-
pahy
-goh
]
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noun
Pathology
.
(formerly) a creeping or spreading skin disease, as
ringworm
.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
<
Medieval Latin
serpīgō,
equivalent to
Latin
serp-
(derivative of
serpere
to creep) +
-īgō
as in
vertīgō
vertigo
; cf.
herpes
Related forms
ser·pig·i·nous
/
sərˈpɪdʒ
ə
nəs
/
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[
ser-
pij
-
uh
-n
uh
s
]
Show IPA
,
adjective
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World English Dictionary
serpigo
(sɜːˈpaɪɡəʊ)
—
n
pathol
any progressive skin eruption, such as ringworm or herpes
[C14: from Medieval Latin, from Latin
serpere
to creep]
serpiginous
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
serpigo
ser·pi·go (sər-pī'gō)
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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