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afflux

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af·flux  (flks)
n.
A flow to or toward an area, especially of blood or other fluid toward a body part: an afflux of blood to the head.

[Medieval Latin affluxus, from Latin, past participle of affluere, to flow to; see affluent.]

afflux [ˈæflʌks]
n
a flowing towards a point an afflux of blood to the head
[from Latin affluxus, from fluxus flux]
Translations
afflux [ˈæflʌks] Nafluencia f (Med) → aflujo m


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First, a massive afflux of migrants into cities would lead to the overloading of urban infrastructure; second, the rural-urban income disparity would be exacerbated by the increase of inhabitants in large cities (Han and Wong, 1994).
En 1832, les deux colonies sur les rives du Saint-Laurent et des Grands Lacs s'appretaient a recevoir leur plus grand afflux potentiel d'immigrants depuis 1825.
In Chastleton, Holmes wrote, "[i]t is a matter of public knowledge that the Government has considerably diminished its demand for employees, that was one of the great causes of the sudden afflux of people to Washington, and that other causes have lost at least much of their power.
 
 
 
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