sanious
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of sanious
Example Sentences
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Sometimes the nasal mucous membrane becomes affected, and produces a discharge—at first watery, but later sanious and purulent.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
Finally it breaks at one or more spots, and there exudes from the opening or openings a purulent and oftentimes sanious discharge, which coagulates about each fistula after the manner of ordinary synovia.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton
In from three to six days, the tumefaction around the joint tends to soften at a particular place, and bursts, and a discharge that is sometimes of a sanious character, mixed with synovia, escapes.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor
The Scar of it swells, inflames, bursts open, and weeps out a sharp, fœtid, and sanious, or somewhat bloody Humour.
From Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health by Tissot, S. A. D. (Samuel Auguste David)
These discharge, and are studded with, whitish granules or black, roe-like masses, mixed with a sanious or sero-purulent fluid.
From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman
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