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afflux definition

af·flux (a′fluks′)

noun

a sudden flow toward a point, as of blood to an organ

Etymology: L affluxus < pp. of affluere: see affluence

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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