Flux

An Illustrated Dictionary of Medicine, Biology and Allied Sciences · 1907 · p. 16

(fluhs). I. An abnormal flow of any of the excretions of the body, especially the feces. Also, a synonym of Dysentery. 2. In chemistry, any highly-fusible substance or mixture, as the sub borate of soda, employed in the fusion of metals. F., Sebaceous. See Seborrhea.