ichorous

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A fetid, ichorous discharge from a wound or ulcer, containing serum, pus and blood.

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

When the softer structures only are attacked it is thick, and yellow or white in colour; when bone is involved it is ichorous; and when attacking the horn itself black or gray.

From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Reeks, Harry Caulton

From one kind there is an ichorous discharge; from the other variety the evacuations are purulent.

From Makers of Modern Medicine by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

The inflammation of the Schneiderian membrane is continuous posteriorly with that of the fauces, and is announced by redness and swelling, inability to breathe freely through the nostrils, and an irritating ichorous discharge.

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

Externally they have sometimes been employed for drying and healing ichorous sores, and likewise for keeping issues open.

From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by Salisbury, William