afflux
Americannoun
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something that flows to or toward a point.
an afflux of blood to the head.
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the act of flowing to or toward; flow.
noun
Etymology
Origin of afflux
1605–15; < Medieval Latin affluxus, derivative of Latin affluere; affluent, flux
Example Sentences
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The gradual accumulation of this irritation finally caused a reflex action which determined an afflux of blood to the uterus and ovaries, which constitutes the catamenial flow.
From The Four Epochs of Woman's Life; a study in hygiene by Galbraith, Anna M. (Anna Mary)
A flowing towards; that which flows to; as, an afflux of blood to the head.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
From these efforts and the repeated afflux of fluids there must result a development of the nerves supplying these parts.
From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
In the latter instances, all afflux of nutriment and heat being prevented by the ligature, we see the testes and large fleshy tumours dwindle, die, and finally fall off.
From The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) by Various
Besides, the ligature is competent to occasion the afflux in question without either pain, or heat, or a vacuum.
From The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) by Various
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