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

Even the sanies of a cancer, when the carrot poultice failed, has been sweetened by it, the pain mitigated, and a better digestion produced.

From Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air by Priestley, Joseph

Quem superare uolens clypeo, quo conuenit uti, Taurinas intende cutes, corpusque bouinis Tergoribus tegito, nec amaro nuda ueneno Membra patere sinas; sanies, quod conspuit, urit.

From Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn by Chambers, R. W.

It is therefore formed of clay and sanies.

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

What he wants is the sanies of corpses.

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