ichor

(īkôr′, īkər)

noun

  1. Origin: Gr ichōr

    Gr. Myth. the ethereal fluid flowing instead of blood in the veins of the gods
  2. Origin: ModL < Gr

    a thin, acrid, watery discharge from a wound or sore

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See ichor in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  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.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English icor

Origin: , from Late Latin īchōr

Origin: , from Greek īkhōr

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Related Forms:

  • iˈchor·ous (īˈkər-əs) adjective

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