afflux

American  

[af-luhks] / ˈæf lʌks /

noun

1. something that flows to or toward a point.

   an afflux of blood to the head.

2. the act of flowing to or toward; flow.

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afflux British  

/ ˈæflʌks /

noun

1. a flowing towards a point

   an afflux of blood to the head

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Etymology

Origin of afflux

1605–15; < Medieval Latin affluxus, derivative of Latin affluere; see affluent, flux

Example Sentences

In July my father died of a sudden afflux of blood to the head; and although he was blooded by Dr. Rush several times, never was so far bettered as to speak to me.

From Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker by Mitchell, S. Weir (Silas Weir)

Severe scarlet fever itself sometimes appears to cause gastro-intestinal catarrh so as to produce an afflux of blood toward the intestinal tract and away from the skin.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

And then, wherefore is there neither swelling nor repletion of the veins, nor any sign or symptom of attraction or afflux, above the ligature?

From The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) by Various

The nervous system, among others, participates in it, and is stimulated by the afflux, and communicates its stimulus to the whole system.

From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Cutter, Calvin

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