sanies

American  

[sey-nee-eez] / ˈseɪ niˌiz /

noun

Pathology.

1. a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.

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sanies British  

/ ˈseɪnɪˌiːz /

noun

1. pathol a thin greenish foul-smelling discharge from a wound, ulcer, etc, containing pus and blood

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Etymology

Origin of sanies

First recorded in 1555–65, sanies is from the Latin word saniēs

Example Sentences

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sanies

Underneath, in a pool of sanies, is a surging mass of swarming sterns and pointed heads, which emerge, wriggle and dive in again.

From The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

In three or four days, an oozing sanies appears under the animal and soaks the sand to some distance.

From The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

It is therefore formed of clay and sanies.

From The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

We then see the Scolia itself turn brown, distended as it is with putrescent foodstuffs, and then cease all movement, without attempting to withdraw from the sanies.

From More Hunting Wasps by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

Can the worm, constantly floundering in the sanies of a carcass, be itself in danger of inoculation by that whereon it grows fat?

From The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander