Confluent

/ˈkɒnfluənt/ adjective

Definition

Flowing together; meeting and joining at a point; blending or merging together.

Etymology

From Latin confluens, present participle of confluere (to flow together), from con- + fluere (to flow). Used in anatomy and geography to describe things that merge.

Kelly Says

In medicine, a confluent rash is one where individual spots run together into a solid mass of color—it's the difference between chickenpox (separate spots) and measles (everything blends).

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