emulgent

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emulgent - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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  Emulgent \E*mul"gent\, n. (Med.)
     A medicine that excites the flow of bile. [Obs.] --Hoblyn.
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