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loculations

loculations is the plural of loculation.

Meaning of loculation

Noun

loculation (countable and uncountable, plural loculations)

  1. The localized failure of a region to drain fluids, resulting in an enlarged mass.
    • When no response occurs within 24 hours, loculation should be excluded by ultrasonography, and urokinase should be infused to enhance drainage.1998, Burke A. Cunha, Infectious Diseases in Critical Care Medicine, →ISBN, page 345

Questions about loculations

What is loculations the plural of?
Loculations is the plural of loculation.

Words near loculations in the dictionary

  1. locular
  2. locularity
  3. loculate
  4. loculated
  5. loculation
  6. loculations
  7. locule
  8. loculed
  9. locules
  10. loculi
  11. loculicidal

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