Emulgent /(?)/

E·mul·gent

Emulgent

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.]

Pertaining to the kidneys; renal; as, emulgent arteries and veins. (Anat.)

Emulgent

n.

A medicine that excites the flow of bile. (Med.) [Obs.]

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