fluctuation

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Synonyms: fructuation, fluctuating, fluctuations, flustration, eluctation, luctation, refluctuation

Antonyms: fructuation, fluctuating, fluctuations, flustration, eluctation, luctation, refluctuation

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Noun

1. A motion like that of [[wave]]s; a moving in this and that direction; an [[irregular]] rising and falling.
2. A [[wavering]]; [[unsteadiness]].
3. In medicine, a wave-like [[motion]] or [[undulation]] of a [[fluid]] in a natural or abnormal cavity (e.g. pus in an abscess), which is felt during [[palpation]] or [[percussion]].

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