EMULGENT

emulgent. Emulgent, a. milking or draining out

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E‐mul″gent (?), a. [[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.) Pertaining to the kidneys; renal; as, emulgent arteries and veins. — n. An emulgent vessel, as a renal artery or vein.