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Serosanguineous
A descriptive term for a substance that oozes or is discharged (released) from the body that contains blood and serum. Serum is a clear, watery fluid that has been separated from its more solid parts. As an example of how serosanguineous would be used in medicine, if a nurse observed blood and a clear, watery liquid draining from a patient's wound that is recovering, he/she would likely describe the drainage as serosanguineous. You may also see serosanguineous written in medical charts as serosang.

Serosanguineous comes from the Latin word "serum" meaning "whey," (the watery part of milk), the Latin word "sanguis" meaning "blood," and the Greek word "osus" meaning "characterized by." Put them all together and you have "characterized by blood whey."