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serpiginous, a.|sɜːˈpɪdʒɪnəs|
[ad. mod.L. *serpīginōsus, f. serpīgin-, serpigo. Cf. F. serpigineux.]
Of the nature of serpigo; (of skin diseases) creeping from one part to another.
1676Wiseman Chirurg. Treat. i. xxv. 139 A dry white Scurf, under which the serpiginous circles lay covered. 1753R. Russell Diss. Sea Water 143 Many Diseases of the serpiginous Kind. 1771Smollett Humph. Cl. 18 Apr., A serpiginous eruption, or rather a pocky itch. 1861Bumstead Ven. Dis. (1879) 387 Serpiginous chancroids. 1876J. S. Bristowe Theory & Pract. Med. 633 Deep ulcers..spreading..in a serpiginous manner. 1899Allbutt's Syst. Med. VI. 590 Senile gangrene..tends to be serpiginous.
Hence serˈpiginously adv., in a serpiginous manner or form. After the manner of serpigo.
1897Allbutt's Syst. Med. II. 51 Individual spots may increase greatly in size, or neighbouring ones may coalesce into large serpiginously bordered tracts. |