ichor

UK: /ˈaɪkɔː/ US: (ī′kôr, ī′kər)

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i•chor  (ī′kôr, ī′kər), n. 

1. [Class. Myth.] an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
2. [Pathol.] an acrid, watery discharge, as from an ulcer or wound.

• Greek īchó̄r
• Late Latin īchōr (in medical sense)
• 1630–40;

i•chor•ous  (ī′kər əs), adj. 

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ichor / ˈaɪkɔː/ noun

1. the fluid said to flow in the veins of the gods
2. a foul-smelling watery discharge from a wound or ulcer

Etymology: 17th Century: from Greek ikhōr, of obscure origin

ˈichorous adjective