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confluent

adj con·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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