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

Derived Forms

• serpiginous, adjective

Other Words From

• ser·pig·i·nous [ser-, pij, -, uh, -n, uh, s], adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of serpigo¹

C14: from Medieval Latin, from Latin serpere to creep

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg