ichor

[ ahy-kawr, ahy-ker ]
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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 of ichor

1
1630–40; <Late Latin īchōr (in medical sense) <Greek īchṓr

Other words from ichor

  • i·chor·ous [ahy-ker-uhs], /ˈaɪ kər əs/, adjective

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ichor

/ (ˈaɪkɔː) /


noun
  1. Greek myth the fluid said to flow in the veins of the gods

  2. pathol a foul-smelling watery discharge from a wound or ulcer

Origin of ichor

1
C17: from Greek ikhōr, of obscure origin

Derived forms of ichor

  • ichorous, adjective

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