emulgent
emulgent adjective: of a straining or purifying process.
Adjective
emulgent
- Of a straining or purifying process.
- Of the renal arteries and veins.
- By the motion of the Heart, through the Emulgent Branches, the Blood is brought to the Kidneys, and is there freed of its Serum by their little Glands, […]1705, George Cheyne, “Of the Existence of a Deity”, in Philosophical Principles of Natural Religion: […], London: Printed for George Strahan […], →OCLC, § XXXV, page 213
- ...the kidneys, plac'd at the extremities of two large blood-vessels, the emulgent vein and artery, derived from the great vein and artery, very soon after their parting at the heart, the fountain of circulation.1734, William Stukeley, Of the Gout, page 49
Noun
emulgent (plural emulgents)
- A substance promoting bile or urine production
- A renal artery or vein.
emulgent meaning in Tamil
emulgent in Tamil
- குழப்பி
Forms of emulgent
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Origin of emulgent
From Latin emulgens, present participle of emulgere (“to milk out”); so called because the kidney was regarded by the ancients as straining out the serum, as if by milking, and so producing the urine.
Questions about emulgent
- What does emulgent mean?
- Emulgent means of a straining or purifying process.
- What is emulgent in Tamil?
- Emulgent in Tamil is குழப்பி. See Emulgent meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is emulgent?
- Emulgent can be an adjective or a noun.
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