serpiginous
- a word derived from serpigo.
Example Sentences
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The larvae migrate in tortuous tunnels between the stratum basale and stratum corneum of the skin, causing serpiginous vesicular lesions.
From Slate ● Feb. 2, 2019
There are usually several such ulcers together, and as they tend to heal at one part while they spread at another, the affected area assumes a sinuous or serpiginous outline.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
When the eruption spreads at the border, clearing up at the older part; as, for instance, in the serpiginous syphiloderm.
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman
It may also present the appearance of a serpiginous lupus vulgaris or syphiloderm.
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman
The disease tends to spread, creeping over the skin with a serpiginous, crescentic, or horse-shoe margin, while the central portion may heal and leave a scar.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
