ichor
noun
an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
ichorous
-
a word derived from
ichor.
Example Sentences
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This variety of the disease can only destroy life by the height and duration of the fever which is maintained in connection with the continued existence of ichorous pus.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
This disease often appears in the form of a yellowish secretion, which is more and more increased and becomes ichorous with the decay of the urethra and the prostate gland.
From Prof. Koch's Method to Cure Tuberculosis Popularly Treated by Fr. (Friedrich) Brendecke
Sometimes it will even produce an ichorous fluid, and yet the system will not be affected.
From The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) by Various
If the cracks are deep, with an ichorous discharge and considerable lameness, it will be necessary to poultice the heel.
Mr. Tierny remarks that the arms of many who were inoculated after having had the cow-pox inflamed very quickly, and that in several a little ichorous fluid was formed.
From The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) by Various
