| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. An emulgent vessel, as a renal artery or vein.[Websters]
2. A medicine that excites the flow of bile.[Websters]. | |
| Adjective | 1. Pertaining to the kidneys; renal; as, emulgent arteries and veins.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb emulgently.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (emulgently) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective emulgent.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "EMULGENT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: EMULGENT
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Milking or draining out. In anatomy, the emulgent or renal arteries are those which supply the kidneys with blood, being sometimes single, sometimes double. The emulgent veins return the blood, after the urine is secreted. This the ancients considered as a milking or straining of the serum whence the name. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
