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serpiginous

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serpiginous /ser·pig·i·nous/ (ser-pij´ĭ-nus) creeping; having a wavy or much indented border.
ser·pig·i·nous (sr-pj-ns)
adj.
Relating to or being a cutaneous lesion, such as an ulcer, having an arciform border and a wavy margin.

serpiginous [ser-pij´ĭ-nus]
creeping from part to part; having a wavy border.

serpiginous
creeping from part to part; having a wavy border like a snake.


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Gross findings included numerous serpiginous and coalescing, raised, ulcerated-to-papillary nodules on the dorsum anterior to the dorsal fin and extending to the mid-body (Figure 1, panel A).
Three histologic patterns (A, B, and C) (1,2) have been described: * Pattern A, which is seen in acute HIV infection, is characterized by serpiginous and greatly enlarged lymphoid follicles with reactive germinal centers (figure 1).
They occur as larger, annular lesions with gyrate or serpiginous borders.
 
 
 
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