Usage examples (35)

• A new sound had pierced the vague fluctuant din: the roar of a lynch-mob for its prey.
• Incision and drainage (I & D) should be performed once the abscess is "ripe" i.e. fluctuant upon gentle palpation.
• Thou must use thyself also to keep thy body fixed and steady; free from all loose fluctuant either motion, or posture.
• If the swelling becomes fluctuant conduct an exploratory puncture with a large-bore needle which will reveal thick pus.