Definitions for serpiginous
ser·pig·i·nous

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1. serpiginousadjective

   creeping, advancing

   Leprosy is a serpiginous disease.

2. Etymology: serpigio (“creeping and spreading skin disease”)

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Serpiginousadjective

   Diseased with a serpigo.

   Etymology: from serpigo, Latin.

   The skin behind her ear downwards became serpiginous, and was covered with white scales. Richard Wiseman.

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1. Serpiginous

   Serpiginous, first known to be used in the 15th century, is a term from Latin serpere to creep, usually referring to a creeping, snakelike or slowly progressive skin disease.It is used to describe the rash in cutaneous larvae migrans, erythema annulare centrifugum, purpura annularis telangiectoides, ringworm. and sometimes occurs in bullous pemphigoid.It is also used to describe serpiginous choroiditis, a rare eye condition in which irregularly shaped (serpiginous) lesions are seen in two layers of the eye surface (the choriocapillaris and the retinal pigment epithelium).

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1. Serpiginousadjective

   creeping; -- said of lesions which heal over one portion while continuing to advance at another

2. Etymology: [Cf. F. serpigineux.]

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1. Serpiginous

   Serpiginous, often referring to some chronic medical affliction, signifies it as slowly progressive or "creeping", such as ringworm. Regarding skin ailments in particular, this means that such a disease leaves scar tissue below while continuing to affect the skin above. Serpiginous choroidopathy is an eye condition. The cause is unknown. The symptoms that an affected person who has it includes blurry vision. A person who has it usually has no symptoms until it has progressed to involve the macula, the part of the fundus where central vision is processed. There is a possible link with HLA-B7 and the condition is more common in Caucasians and individuals in their 40s and 50s. The name of the condition stems from the appearance of snakelike chorioretinal atrophy in the eye and is not contagious. There is no link between ringworm and serpiginous choroidopathy.

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1. spinigerous

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of serpiginous in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of serpiginous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Serpiginous
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=serpiginous
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serpiginous
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/serpiginous
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=serpiginous