| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| afflux |
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| SYLLABICATION: | af·flux |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   f l ks |
| NOUN: | A flow to or toward an area, especially of blood or other fluid toward a body part: an afflux of blood to the head. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Medieval Latin affluxus, from Latin, past participle of affluere, to flow to. See affluent.
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