Word of the day; "grumous".

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Sujet : Word of the day; "grumous".
De : kehoea (at) *nospam* parhasard.net (Aidan Kehoe)
Groupes : alt.usage.english sci.lang
Date : 30. Jun 2025, 21:45:11
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This, and the related noun grume, are doctors’ (and in particular
pathologists’) jargon for a blood clot or any viscous fluid or mass of fluid.
but being aware of its existence in English may be helpful for those
non-doctors who are familiar with French le grumeau (lump, clot) or Italian
il grumo (clot (whether milk or blood)).

It’s an unremarkable borrowing from late Latin, OED describes [ad. late L.
grumus little heap, hillock;]. I can’t find any convincing further etymology
beyond that.

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How your man stayed up on the surfboard after fourteen pints of stout’
(C. Moore)

Date Sujet#  Auteur
30 Jun21:45 * Word of the day; "grumous".3Aidan Kehoe
1 Jul20:29 `* Re: Word of the day; "grumous".2Christian Weisgerber
2 Jul06:58  `- Re: Word of the day; "grumous".1Aidan Kehoe

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