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sordes

British

/ ˈsɔːdiːz /

plural noun

med dark incrustations on the lips and teeth of patients with prolonged fever

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Etymology

Origin of sordes

C18: from Latin sordēs filth

Example Sentences

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The odour must not be mistaken for that due to decomposition of sordes on the teeth and gums of a debilitated patient.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

Unda sacras sordes lambit placidissima: flavae Lambit et hanc undam lucida flamma comae.

From The Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, Volume II (of 2) by Crashaw, Richard

These brown crusts and sordes are usually seen in advanced cases, following the first condition described.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Iesu, pro me perforatus, Condar intra tuum latus, Tu per lympham profluentem, Tu per sanguinem tepentem, In peccata mi redunda, Tolle culpam, sordes munda.

From A Handbook for Latin Clubs by Paxson, Susan

Nec tamen utrique simul ante quinquienniuin sordes de domo Dei propulsare prævaluerunt.

From Account of a Tour in Normandy, Volume 2 by Turner, Dawson

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