fluctuant

adjective fluc·tu·ant \ˈflək-chə-wənt, -chü-ənt\

Definition of FLUCTUANT

: moving in waves

: being movable and compressible <a fluctuant abscess>

1560

Medical Dictionary

adjective fluc·tu·ant \ˈflək-chə-wənt\

: 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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