EMULGENT

Etymology

Adjective

emulgent

Of a straining or purifying process.

(medicine) Of the renal arteries and veins.

Noun

emulgent (plural emulgents)

(medicine) A substance promoting bile or urine production

A renal artery or vein.

Source: Wiktionary

E*mul"gent, a. Etym: [L. emulgens, p. pr. of emulgere to milk out: cf. F. émulgent. So called because regarded by the ancients as straining out the serum, as if by milking, and so producing the urine.] (Anat.)

Definition: Pertaining to the kidneys; renal; as, emulgent arteries and veins.

– n.

Definition: An emulgent vessel, as a renal artery or vein.

E*mul"gent, n. (Med.)

Definition: A medicine that excites the flow of bile. [Obs.] Hoblyn.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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