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ichor - 6 dictionary results

i⋅chor

[ahy-kawr, ahy-ker]
–noun
1. Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
2. Pathology. an acrid, watery discharge, as from an ulcer or wound.

Origin:
1630–40; < LL īchōr (in medical sense) < Gk īchr


i⋅chor⋅ous [ahy-ker-uhs] , adjective
i·chor   (ī'kôr', ī'kər)   
n.  
  1. Greek Mythology The rarefied fluid said to run in the veins of the gods.
  2. Pathology A watery, acrid discharge from a wound or ulcer.

[Middle English icor, from Late Latin īchōr, from Greek īkhōr.]
i'chor·ous (ī'kər-əs) adj.

Ichor

I"chor\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?: cf. F. ichor.]

1. (Class. Myth.) An ethereal fluid that supplied the place of blood in the veins of the gods.

2. A thin, acrid, watery discharge from an ulcer, wound, etc.

ichor 
1638, from Gk., of unknown origin, possibly from a non-I.E. language. The fluid that serves for blood in the veins of the gods.

Main Entry: ichor
Pronunciation: 'I-"ko(&)r
Function: noun
: a thin watery or blood-tinged discharge (as from an ulcer) —compare SANIESichor·ous /-k&-r&s/ adjective

ichor i·chor (ī'kôr', ī'kər)
n.
A watery, acrid discharge from a wound or ulcer.


i'chor·ous (ī'kər-əs) adj.

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