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

The whole hand was a mass of yellow pus, streaked with sanies, large ulcers were burrowing into the fore-arm, while in the arm-pit was a big abscess. 

From Travels in West Africa by Kingsley, Mary H.

"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 Carleton, William

What he wants is the sanies of corpses.

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

She collects all these fragments and mixes them with choice loam in the spots where the sanies abounds.

From The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles 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