fluctuance (fluctuant)

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Introduction

Producing a wave-like motion felt or observed on palpation, characteristic of a fluid-containing cavity with non-rigid walls. The term is used to describe the appearance of lymph nodes, lesions or wound tissue.

Etiology

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 17, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2015