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Dictionary: sa·ni·es   ('nē-ēz') pronunciation

n., pl., sanies.
A thin, fetid, greenish fluid consisting of serum and pus discharged from a wound, ulcer, or fistula.

[Latin saniēs.]

sanious sa'ni·ous (-əs) adj.

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('nē-ēz')
n., pl. sanies.

A thin, fetid, blood-tinged fluid consisting of serum and pus discharged from a wound, an ulcer, or a fistula.

A fetid ichorous discharge containing serum, pus and blood.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a fluid product of inflammation
  Synonyms: pus, purulence, suppuration, ichor, festering


 
 

 

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