ichorous

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The character of these symptoms depends principally on the kind of pus, laudable or ichorous, the quantity injected, and the site of the injection.

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

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

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

They constantly afford means of exit to the pus or ichorous material discharged by the unhealthy parts below.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.