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sanious

sanious

1 9.9
Containing a thin, bloody fluid from a wound that smells bad
  • adjective
  • /ˈseɪniəs/
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: sanguinolento
  • The doctor noted a persistent sanious discharge around the edges of the ulcer.

Examples

  • The wound produced a sanious fluid that required frequent cleaning.

  • The sanious discharge from the wound was alarming.

  • A sanious exudate is often a sign of serious infection in surgical wounds.

  • After the injury, he noticed a sanious fluid leaking.

  • The doctor noted a persistent sanious discharge around the edges of the ulcer.

  • A sanious exudate is often a sign of serious infection in surgical wounds.

  • The wound produced a sanious fluid that required frequent cleaning.

Synonyms

ichorous
vssanious
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1 9.9

A thin liquid with a bad smell that comes from a wound

is bloodier and more serous rather than mainly watery

How Bloody

sanguineous
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1 9.9
bloody
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367 3.1
sanious
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1 9.9
serous
  • Specialized
1 9.2

Surface Forms

sanious positive

Morphology

sanious = sanies (semi-transparent) = sanies + ous

Formed regularly from 'sanies' + '-ous', but the base 'sanies' is a rare medical term and may be unfamiliar to average learners.

Etymology

The word sanious comes from the old word sanies, which means 'a thin, bloody fluid' that comes from a wound. So, something sanious is a discharge that looks like 'blood and pus', often a sign of infection.