ichor- +
(Greek: fluid [distinct from blood] that flows through the veins of the gods; by extension, "watery part of blood or milk," used in the sense of "thin, serous or sanious fluid, especially from a wound or sore")
ichor
1. In Greek Mythology, the rarefied fluid said to run in the veins of the gods.
2. In pathology, a watery, acrid discharge from a wound or ulcer.
ichorhemia, ichorhaemia
Infection of the blood with ichorous or putrid substances.
ichoroid
Similar to, or referring to, a thin purulent discharge.
ichorous
Relating to or resembling ichor.
ichorous pus
Pus that contains pieces of sloughed tissue and may produce a foul odor due to decomposition of that tissue.
ichorrhemia, ichoraemia
Sepsis resulting from infection accompanied by an ichorous discharge.
Cross references of word groups that are related, partially or extensively, to: "blister, bump, swelling":
bull-;
papulo-;
pemphig-;
puro-;
pus-;
pustu-;
pyo-;
suppurant-;
tum-;
vesico-;
vesiculo-.
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