Definition of serpiginous in English:
serpiginous
adjective səːˈpɪdʒɪnəssərˈpɪdʒənəs
Medicine (of a skin lesion or ulcerated region) having a wavy margin.
the lesions had persisted with advancing serpiginous trails
Example sentencesExamples
- Histology revealed a highly cellular, primarily diffuse and focally serpiginous growing tumor with pushing borders and extensive necrosis.
- Volar aspects of the wrists contained multiple serpiginous scaling lesions.
- The rupture of the posterobasal portion of the heart characteristically presents with a complex morphologic structure with serpiginous and hemorrhagic tracts away from the primary laceration.
- Granuloma annulare may present as a serpiginous, hyperpigmented skin discoloration, but the skin lesions would be raised papules, not just macular skin changes as in this case.
- Urticaria may present with serpiginous lesions.
Origin
Late Middle English: from medieval Latin serpigo, serpigin- 'ringworm' (from Latin serpere 'to creep') + -ous.
Definition of serpiginous in US English:
serpiginous
adjectivesərˈpɪdʒənəssərˈpijənəs
Medicine (of a skin lesion or ulcerated region) having a wavy margin.
the lesions had persisted with advancing serpiginous trails
Example sentencesExamples
- Histology revealed a highly cellular, primarily diffuse and focally serpiginous growing tumor with pushing borders and extensive necrosis.
- Urticaria may present with serpiginous lesions.
- Granuloma annulare may present as a serpiginous, hyperpigmented skin discoloration, but the skin lesions would be raised papules, not just macular skin changes as in this case.
- Volar aspects of the wrists contained multiple serpiginous scaling lesions.
- The rupture of the posterobasal portion of the heart characteristically presents with a complex morphologic structure with serpiginous and hemorrhagic tracts away from the primary laceration.
Origin
Late Middle English: from medieval Latin serpigo, serpigin- ‘ringworm’ (from Latin serpere ‘to creep’) + -ous.