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fluctuant

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fluc·tu·ate  (flkch-t)
v. fluc·tu·at·ed, fluc·tu·at·ing, fluc·tu·ates
v.intr.
1. To vary irregularly. See Synonyms at swing.
2. To rise and fall in or as if in waves; undulate.
v.tr.
To cause to rise and fall or vary irregularly.
[Latin flcture, flctut-, from flctus, a flowing, from past participle of fluere, to flow; see bhleu- in Indo-European roots.]
fluctu·ant (-nt) adj.
fluctu·ation n.
fluctuant [ˈflʌktjʊənt]
adj
inclined to vary or fluctuate; unstable


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A 42-year-old man with hepatitis C presented to the emergency department with fever and a tender, fluctuant neck mass on the right.
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During the following 4 weeks, multiple firm, erythematous lesions developed, which were not tender, fluctuant, or itchy, at the site of the injury and on the medial and anterior aspects of the lower and upper arm (Figure).
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Along the way, the reader is exposed to the intricacies of the US reaction to the 1989 Tiananmen "massacre"; the battle over human rights and trade preferences; the twin Taiwan crises of 1995-96; the summitry of 1997-98; the scandals, hype and accusations of the late nineties; and many other events during this wildly fluctuant decade in US-China relations.
Beyond Tiananmen: The Politics of U.S.-China Relations, 1989-2000 by Shambaugh, David / Pacific Affairs
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