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san⋅guin⋅o⋅lent

  [sang-gwin-l-uhnt]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to blood.
2. containing or tinged with blood; bloody.
Origin:
1400–50; < L sanguinolentus, equiv. to sanguin- s. of sanguis blood + -olentus earlier form of -ulentus -ulent

Related forms:
san⋅guin⋅o⋅len⋅cy, noun
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san·guin·o·lent   (sāng-gwĭn'ə-lənt)   
adj.  Mixed or tinged with blood.

[Latin sanguinolentus, full of blood : sanguis, sanguin-, blood + -olentus, abounding in.]
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Main Entry: san·guin·o·lent
Pronunciation: -'gwin-&l-&nt
Function: adjective
: of, containing, or tinged with blood<sanguinolent sputum>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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sanguinolent san·guin·o·lent (sāng-gwĭn'ə-lənt)
adj.
Mixed or tinged with blood.

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