sanies

American  

[sey-nee-eez] / ˈseɪ niˌiz /

noun

Pathology.

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

---

sanies British  

/ ˈseɪnɪˌiːz /

noun

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

---

Etymology

Origin of sanies

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

Example Sentences

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

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 Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

It is therefore formed of clay and sanies.

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

Does the insect collect resin impaired by the weather, soiled by the sanies of rotten wood?

From Bramble-Bees and Others by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

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