ichor
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
Pathology. an acrid, watery discharge, as from an ulcer or wound.
Origin of ichor
1Other words from ichor
- i·chor·ous [ahy-ker-uhs], /ˈaɪ kər əs/, adjective
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How to use ichor in a sentence
From the deep gash flowed a strange ichor, and Khosatral cried out like the dirging of a great bell.
The Devil in Iron | Robert E. HowardShe spoke, and with her palms wiped off the ichor from her hand: the hand was healed, and the severe pains mitigated.
The Iliad of Homer (1873) | HomerOn my way home the blood coursed through my veins like an immortal ichor of the gods, full of sweet and inextinguishable fire.
A Trip to Venus | John MunroThe peritoneal cavity contained a virulent ichor or thin liquor, yellowish, or greenish.
A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II) | Charles CreightonIn other cases this extreme result is not caused and fistulae are formed from which the ichor constantly flows.
Prof. Koch's Method to Cure Tuberculosis Popularly Treated | Max Birnbaum
British Dictionary definitions for ichor
/ (ˈaɪkɔː) /
Greek myth the fluid said to flow in the veins of the gods
pathol a foul-smelling watery discharge from a wound or ulcer
Origin of ichor
1Derived forms of ichor
- ichorous, adjective
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