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 vertīgō vertigo; cf. herpes

OTHER WORDS FROM serpigo

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

Words nearby serpigo

serpentine stretcher, serpentinite, serpentinize, serpentis, serpiginous, serpigo, serps, serpukhov, serpulid, serra, serra da estrela

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

Medical definitions for serpigo

serpigo
[ sər-pī′gō ]

n.

Any creeping or serpiginous eruption.