Yech Word of the Day -- Sanies

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sa·ni·es
n. pl. sanies
A thin, fetid, greenish fluid consisting of serum and pus discharged from a wound, ulcer, or fistula.
[Latin sanis.]
sani·ous (-s) adj.
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Noun
1. sanies - a fluid product of inflammation
festering, ichor, purulence, pus, suppuration
bodily fluid, body fluid, liquid body substance, humour, humor - the liquid parts of the body
gleet - a thin morbid discharge as from a wound or especially chronic gonorrhea