Ichorous means resembling ichor, which is a rarely used term for a thin, watery fluid that is released from a sore, an unhealthy wound, or from an ulcer (an open sore). Ichorous comes from the Greek word "ichor" meaning "serum," and the Greek word "osus," meaning "characterized by." Put the two words together and you have "characterized by serum." Serum is any clear, watery fluid that has been separated from its more solid parts.

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