SINCE 1828
fluctuant
adjective
fluc·tu·ant
| \ ˈflək-chə-wənt
, -chü-ənt\
, -chü-ənt\
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fluctuant
adjective
fluc·tu·ant
| \ ˈflək-chə-wənt
\
\
Medical Definition of fluctuant
: movable and compressible
—used of abnormal body structures (as some abscesses or tumors)
the fluctuant mass in his abdomen— Oliver Sacks
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