ichorous
/ˈaɪkərəs/
adjective
- Relating to or resembling ichor, the thin, watery fluid that oozes from wounds or sores.
- The wound produced a thin, ichorous liquid that worried the nurse.
- The bandage was stained with an ichorous discharge from the infected cut.
- In medieval medicine, an ichorous fluid was often seen as a sign of poor healing.