noun
- the act of flowing or a flowing movement
- a state of continuous change
- an abnormal discharge from the body
Usage: archaic
Usage: archaic
Usage: medical; archaic
Examples
- The ancient physician observed the fluxion of blood from the wound.
- He described the fluxion of the river during spring floods.
- The philosopher spoke of the constant fluxion of human affairs.
- Medieval doctors attributed illness to various bodily fluxions.
- The fluxion of ideas in his mind never ceased.