The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Emulgent \E*mul"gent\, a. [L. emulgens, p. pr. of emulgere to
milk out: cf. F. ['e]mulgent. 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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Emulgent \E*mul"gent\, n. (Med.)
A medicine that excites the flow of bile. [Obs.] --Hoblyn.
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