sanious

[ sey-nee-uhs ]

adjective

, Pathology.

1. characterized by the discharge of sanies.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sanious¹

First recorded in 1555–65; sani(es) + -ous

Example Sentences

Empima (empyema) is the hawking-up of sanies, with infection of the lung and a sanious habit.

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On the fourth he was cast, and the discharge—partly inflammatory exudate, and partly a sanious foetid pus—liberated.

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But the matter became sanious, of a brown colour, and highly putrid.

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Sometimes the nasal mucous membrane becomes affected, and produces a discharge—at first watery, but later sanious and purulent.

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These pustules break, discharging a thin, sanious fluid, leaving minute ulcers in their places.

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