Serpiginous Definition

sər-pĭjə-nəs
adjective
Of or being a skin lesion with a wavy or indented margin.
American Heritage Medicine
Leprosy is a serpiginous disease.
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Origin of Serpiginous

  • From Medieval Latin serpīgō serpīgin- lesion from Latin serpere to creep

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin serpigio (“creeping and spreading skin disease")

    From Wiktionary

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