: characterized by mushiness or deliquescence
in typhoid fever the parenchyma of the spleen becomes diffluent

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“Diffluent.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/diffluent. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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