ichorous

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The following day it was found that the stitches and plaster had been removed, and the anterior wound was gaping and contained an ichorous discharge.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

The ichorous exudation contains less corpuscles than bland pus, is more fluid, less opaque, strongly alkaline, of a greenish color, and of offensive odor.

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

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

The surface is reddish and granular, and secretes an ichorous discharge.

From Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine by Stelwagon, Henry Weightman

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