FLUCTUANT

Etymology

Adjective

fluctuant (comparative more fluctuant, superlative most fluctuant)

That fluctuates, or causes fluctuation

(medicine) Used to describe a fluid-filled structure, such as an abscess, that produces a wave-like motion when palpated

Anagrams

• untactful

Source: Wiktionary


Fluc"tu*ant, a. Etym: [L. fluctuans, p.pr. of fluctuare. See Fluctuate.]

1. Moving like a wave; wavering; (Med.)

Definition: showing undulation or fluctuation; as, a fluctuant tumor.

2. Floating on the waves. [Obs.] Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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