Definition of Fluctuant. Meaning of Fluctuant. Synonyms of Fluctuant

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Definition of Fluctuant

Fluctuant
Fluctuant Fluc"tu*ant (?; 135), a. [L. fluctuans, p. pr. of fluctuare. See Fluctuate.] 1. Moving like a wave; wavering; (Med.) showing undulation or fluctuation; as, a fluctuant tumor. 2. Floating on the waves. [Obs.] --Bacon.

Meaning of Fluctuant from wikipedia

- (these include pain, swelling and erythema of the overlying skin) and fluctuant swelling indicate an abscess that we should drain (typically ****ociated...
- traumatic causes of auricular hematoma. The ear itself is often tense, fluctuant, and tender with throbbing pain. However, because of potentially more...
- slightly transparent with a blue tinge. On palpation, mucoceles may appear fluctuant, but can also be firm. Their duration lasts from days to years, and may...
- developed during the 1990s. Bands in the genre emphasize complex and fluctuant rhythms through the use of irregular time signatures, polymeters, syncopations...
- cleaning with soapy solution is recommended and Sitz bath may be beneficial. Fluctuant nodules may require aspiration. Treatment may include more than one prescribed...
- indicated. A ranula usually presents as a translucent, blue, dome-shaped, fluctuant swelling in the tissues of the floor of the mouth. If the lesion is deeper...
- tissue surrounding the skull). The diagnosis is generally clinical, with a fluctuant boggy m**** developing over the scalp (especially over the occiput) with...
- mucosa over the abscess. Before pus has formed, the lesion will not be fluctuant, and there will be no purulent discharge. There may be regional lymphadenitis...
- high temperature (fever) and chills. If superficial, abscesses may be fluctuant when palpated; this wave-like motion is caused by movement of the pus...
- fixation of the overlying skin. These changes may progress to necrosis, fluctuant and suppurative lymph nodes, abscesses, fistulas, strictures, and sinus...