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con·flu·ent | \ ˈkän-ˌflü-ənt 
, kən-ˈflü- \
, kən-ˈflü- \Definition of confluent
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : flowing or coming together also : run together confluent pustules
2 : characterized by confluent lesions
confluent smallpox
confluent
nounDefinition of confluent (Entry 2 of 2)
: a confluent stream broadly : tributary
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confluent
adjectivecon·flu·ent | \ ˈkän-ˌflü-ənt, kən-ˈ \
\Medical Definition of confluent
1 : flowing or coming together also : run together confluent pustules
2 : characterized by confluent lesions
confluent smallpox — compare discrete
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