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serpigo
[ser-pahy-goh]
noun
(formerly) a creeping or spreading skin disease, as ringworm.
serpigo
/ sɜːˈpaɪɡəʊ, sɜːˈpɪdʒɪnəs /
noun
pathol any progressive skin eruption, such as ringworm or herpes
Other Word Forms
- serpiginous adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of serpigo1
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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