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emulgent |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Emulgent \E*mul"gent\, a. [L. emulgens, p. pr of emulgere to milk out: cf F. ['e]mulgent. So called because regarded by the ancients as straining out the serum, as if by milking, and so producing the urine.] (Anat.) Pertaining to the kidneys; renal; as emulgent arteries and veins. -- n. An emulgent vessel, as a renal artery or vein. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Emulgent \E*mul"gent\, n. (Med.) A medicine that excites the flow of bile. [Obs.] --Hoblyn.
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