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ichorous

ichorous

1 9.9
A thin liquid with a bad smell that comes from a wound
  • adjective
  • /ˈaɪkərəs/
  • NSFW
: icoroso
  • After the fall, his scraped knee developed an ichorous discharge, alarming his mother.

Examples

  • The ichorous fluid seeped from the ulcer, indicating a possible infection that needed treatment.

  • I do have a fondness for The Ichorous Hulk, I must admit.

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  • The patient's wound was ichorous, producing a foul-smelling discharge that required immediate attention.

Synonyms

sanious
vsichorous
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1 9.9

Containing a thin, bloody fluid from a wound that smells bad

focuses on a thin watery foul fluid rather than one with visible blood

How Foul

purulent
  • Specialized
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ichorous
  • NSFW
1 9.9
serous
  • Specialized
1 9.2

Surface Forms

ichorous positive

Morphology

ichorous = ichor (transparent) = ichor + ous

The adjective is a direct and regular derivation from the noun 'ichor' with the adjectival suffix '-ous', so its meaning is predictable from the base.

Etymology

Ichorous comes from ichor, an old Greek word meaning 'the fluid in the veins of the gods'. Today ichorous describes a thin, often bad-smelling fluid that comes from a wound, so thinking of that original 'fluid' helps you remember it means a watery discharge.