"fluctuant" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more fluctuant [comparative], most fluctuant [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin fluctuans, fluctuantem. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|fluctuans|fluctuans, fluctuantem}} Latin fluctuans, fluctuantem Head templates: {{en-adj}} fluctuant (comparative more fluctuant, superlative most fluctuant)
  1. That fluctuates or causes fluctuation.
    Sense id: en-fluctuant-en-adj-DO9F4IEI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51
  2. (medicine) Used to describe a fluid-filled structure, such as an abscess, that produces a wave-like motion when palpated. Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-fluctuant-en-adj-xJQk8Ou6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: fluctuate

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