sordes

British  

/ ˈsɔːdiːz /

plural noun

1. med dark incrustations on the lips and teeth of patients with prolonged fever

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Etymology

Origin of sordes

C18: from Latin sordēs filth

Example Sentences

Gypsantur et pelliculantur vasa plena ad a�ra et sordes excludendas.

From Notes and Queries, Number 215, December 10, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by Various

These brown crusts and sordes are usually seen in advanced cases, following the first condition described.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Qu� per ignem � ferro et cupro sordes separantur ac reijciuntur, et ab aliis metallis σκωρία uocantur.

From On the magnet, magnetick bodies also, and on the great magnet the earth a new physiology, demonstrated by many arguments & experiments by Gilbert, William

Tongue smooth, dry, and excessively red, later brown-coated, and even the teeth coated with sordes.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

The odour must not be mistaken for that due to decomposition of sordes on the teeth and gums of a debilitated patient.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis