sanious

sa·ni·es

(sā′nē-ēz′)

n. pl. sanies

A thin, fetid, greenish fluid consisting of serum and pus discharged from a wound, ulcer, or fistula.

[Latin saniēs.]

sa′ni·ous (-əs) adj.

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sanious

(ˈseɪnɪəs)

adj

(Pathology) relating to sanies

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Adj.

sanious - of or resembling or characterized by ichor or sanies; "an ichorous discharge"; "the sanious discharge from an ulcer"

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