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Definition of Serpiginous
1. a. Creeping; -- said of lesions which heal over one portion while continuing to advance at another.
Definition of Serpiginous
1. Adjective. creeping, advancing ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Serpiginous
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Serpiginous
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Serpiginous
Literary usage of Serpiginous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Philadelphia Medical Times (1882)
"Some years since, I saw я case of serpiginous bubo which had lasted for several
years, and which proved utterly rebellious to treatment. ..."
2. The Pathology and Treatment of Venereal Diseases by Freeman Josiah Bumstead (1883)
"... or it may go on to form a serpiginous chancroid, which is slow in its progrès»,
but to the extent and duration of which there is no limit. ..."
3. British Journal of Children's Diseases (1908)
"two upwards, and the extraordinary serpiginous scarring on the leg make the
diagnosis a certainty. The lesions in the two at the various periods of life are ..."
4. Syphilis and local contagious disorders by Berkeley Hill (1881)
"At first there is generally hut little constitutional reaction with these
serpiginous ulcers, but after a time the patient becomes debilitated and much ..."
5. Atlas of external diseases of the eye by Richard Greeff, Matthias Lanckton Foster (1914)
"serpiginous Ulcer of the Cornea Plate XXXVII, FIGS. ... The name serpiginous
ulcer is more appropriate, because it is indicative of its great tendency to ..."
6. The venereal diseases, including stricture of the male urethra by Edward Lawrence Keyes (1881)
"... Sloughing and serpiginous, and its Treatment.—Chancroid complicated by
Syphilis.—The Lymphangitis of Chancroid, Inflammatory and Virulent, ..."
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