sanies

American  

[say-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

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Example Sentences

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sanies

Even the sanies of a cancer, when the carrot poultice failed, has been sweetened by it, the pain mitigated, and a better digestion produced.

From Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air by Joseph Priestley

It is therefore formed of clay and sanies.

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

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 Alexander Teixeira de Mattos

"Upon my sanies, Mrs. Doran, I feel for your situation, so I do," said Phelim.

From Phelim Otoole's Courtship and Other Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by William Carleton

But this elegance does not last long: grown big and strong, the bumblebee fly's grub becomes soiled with sanies, turns a russety brown and crawls about in the guise of a hulking porcupine.

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

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