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advehent

advehent adjective: carrying towards an organ or structure.

Adjective

advehent (not comparable)

  1. Carrying towards an organ or structure.
    • In Nautilus this vena cava gives off at the level of the gills four branchial advehent veins, which pass into the four gills without dilating.1891, Sir Edwin Ray Lankester, Zoological Articles Contributed to the "Encyclop Dia Britannica", page 141
    • The posterior renal advehent vein is formed by the union of a number of small branches bringing blood from the muscles of the pelvis, the caudal region and cloaca with its closely related organs.1925, Studies in Natural History - Volume 11, page 15

Antonyms of advehent

Questions about advehent

What does advehent mean?
Advehent means carrying towards an organ or structure.
What part of speech is advehent?
Advehent is an adjective.

Words near advehent in the dictionary

  1. advections
  2. advectitious
  3. advective
  4. advectively
  5. advects
  6. advehent
  7. advene
  8. advened
  9. advenement
  10. advenements
  11. advenes

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