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serpigo definition

ser·pigo (sər pī′gō)

noun

any spreading skin disease, as ringworm

Etymology: ME < ML < L serpere, to creep: see serpent

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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