FLUXION

n. Flusx'yu3n. Gr., puVis. Lat., fluxio. Fr., /. Ger., Flu . It., flu ione. Sp., fluxion. 1. A determination of blood to a part; active congestion. [A, 326 (a, 21); A, 365 (D).] 2. Of the French, a popular term for the engorgement of the gums and adjacent parts consequent on dental inflammation. [A, 301.] F. dentaire (Fr.). See F. (2d def.). F. de poitrine (Fr.). Pneumonia. [A, 385.] F. des gencives (Fr.). See F. (2d def.). F. hemorrhoid ale (Fr.). See Hcemorrhoidal FLUX. F. pulmonaire(Fr.). Pulmonary congestion. [A, 301.] F. rhumatismale. An attack of rheumatic or gouty inflammation of a joint. [A, 385.] [s. 81]