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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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