grumous

[ groo-muhs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

grumous

/ ˈɡruːməʊs; ˈɡruːməs /

Origin of grumous¹

1655–65; < Latin grūm ( us ) ( grume ) + -ous

Origin of grumous¹

C17: from grume a clot of blood, from Latin grumus a little heap; related to crumb

The Diarrhœa continued; his stools were involuntary; and he discharged in this way a quantity of black, grumous, and fœtid blood.

More pungent yet the esoteric pain Squeezing her pliable vitals nourishes feud Insanely grumous, grumously insane.

If the dark patches be punctured, a quantity of venous and grumous blood exudes; but the wound soon heals.

After distillation the digitalin remains as a grumous crystalline mass, now only contaminated with the coloured oil.

The stomach often contains a dark grumous fluid, occasionally tinged with blood.

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