ichor

i·chor  (kôr, kr)

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.

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[Middle English icor, from Late Latin chr, from Greek khr.]

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ichor·ous (kr-s) adj.

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ichor [ˈaɪkɔː]

n

1. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth the fluid said to flow in the veins of the gods

2. (Medicine / Pathology) Pathol a foul-smelling watery discharge from a wound or ulcer

[from Greek ikhōr, of obscure origin]

ichorous  adj

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ichor

a thin watery substance discharged from wounds or ulcers. See also god and gods. — ichorous, adj.

See also: Body, Human

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ichor - (Greek mythology) the rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the Gods Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks fluid - a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure
	2.	ichor - a fluid product of inflammation sanies, suppuration, festering, purulence, pus bodily fluid, body fluid, liquid body substance, humour, humor - the liquid parts of the body gleet - a thin morbid discharge as from a wound or especially chronic gonorrhea