Sanious

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sanious \Sa"ni*ous\, a. [L. saniosus, fr. sanies: cf. F.
     sanieux.]
     1. (Med.) Pertaining to sanies, or partaking of its nature
        and appearance; thin and serous, with a slight bloody
        tinge; as, the sanious matter of an ulcer.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. (med.) Discharging sanies; as, a sanious ulcer.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sanious
       adj : of or resembling or characterized by ichor or sanies; "an
             ichorous discharge"; "the sanious discharge from an
             ulcer" [syn: {ichorous}]