SANIES

pus, purulence, suppuration, ichor, sanies, festering

(noun) a fluid product of inflammation

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sanies (countable and uncountable, plural sanies)

(medicine) a thin mixture of pus and blood serum discharged from a wound; ichor

Anagrams

• Inessa, Saines, anesis, anises, asines, sansei

Source: Wiktionary


Sa"ni*es, n. Etym: [L.] (Med.)

Definition: A thin, serous fluid commonly discharged from ulcers or foul wounds.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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