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

Delirium, nose bleed, sordes on teeth, brown dry tongue, wants to change position often, muttering, drowsy sleep, picking at things.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

His tongue becomes dry, hard, and fissured; sordes collect upon the teeth and lips, bloody crusts about the nostrils.

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

The tongue is dry and coated, the lips and teeth are covered with sordes, the motions are loose and offensive, and may be passed involuntarily.

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

Sic � lactea surge, Musa, surge; Surge inter medias serena sordes.

From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard