Ichoræmia
/ˌɪkəˈriːmiə/noun
A rare or obsolete medical term for the presence or circulation of ichor-like, putrid fluid in the blood.
Did you know?In Greek mythology, ichor was the golden fluid flowing through the veins of the gods instead of ordinary human blood; later medical vocabulary used the term for thin, foul wound discharge.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
ἰχώρ (ikhṓr)
“The ethereal fluid said to flow through the veins of the gods; later, a thin or purulent bodily discharge”
Ancient Greek
Greek
αἷμα (haîma)
“Blood; the source of the medical combining form -aemia”
19th Century
Medical Latin
ichoraemia
“Ichor-like material or putrid fluid in the blood”
19th Century
English
ichoræmia
“A rare pathological condition involving ichor in the bloodstream”
Modern English
English
ichoraemia
“An obsolete or highly uncommon medical term”
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