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First Known Use of fluctuant
1560
Medical Dictionary
fluctuant
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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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