Definition of Ichor

1. Noun. (Greek mythology) the rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the Gods.

Category relationships: Greek Mythology
Generic synonyms: Fluid

2. Noun. A fluid product of inflammation.
Exact synonyms: Festering, Purulence, Pus, Sanies, Suppuration
Generic synonyms: Bodily Fluid, Body Fluid, Humor, Humour, Liquid Body Substance
Specialized synonyms: Gleet
Derivative terms: Ichorous, Sanious, Suppurate, Suppurate

Definition of Ichor

1. n. An ethereal fluid that supplied the place of blood in the veins of the gods.

Definition of Ichor

1. a watery discharge from a wound [n -S] : ICHOROUS [adj]

Medical Definition of Ichor

1. 1. 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. Origin: NL, fr. Gr., cf. F. Ichor. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ichor

ichnites
ichnogram
ichnographic
ichnographical
ichnography
ichnolite
ichnolite
ichnolites
ichnolithology
ichnological
ichnologies
ichnology
ichnology
ichnotaxon
ichor (current term)
ichor (current term)
ichoraemia
ichorhaemia
ichoroid
ichorous
ichorous
ichorous pus
ichorrhemia
ichorrhoea
ichors
ICHPPC
ichs
ichthammol
ichthic
ichthidin

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