Definition for SA'NI-OUS

SA'NI-OUS, a. [from sanies.]

  1. Pertaining to sanies, or partaking of its nature and appearance; thin and serous, with a slight bloody tinge; as, the sanious matter of an ulcer.
  2. Excreting or effusing a thin serous reddish matter; as, a sanious ulcer. – Wiseman.

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