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What does confluent mean?

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Adjective
  1. Converging, merging into continuous shape (of two or more objects).
  2. (meteorology) (Of wind) which converges, especially when viewed on a weather chart
  3. (biology) Describing cells in a culture that merge to form a mass
  4. (geometry) (Of a triangle) which is exactly the same size as another triangle.
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Such streaks do not yield confluent growth on medium without uracil, in contrast to prototrophic recombinants.
The maculopapular rash that occurs with measles begins at the face, then spreads to the trunk and extremities, and may become confluent.
Multiple diffuse, single, and confluent nodules were present in all lung fields and liver lobes.
Chick embryonic cells in the interior of confluent monolayers are able to ruffle and translocate relative to one another.
On the other hand, confluent solid and sheet-like growth patterns were common.
I'll take the risk of extemporising on some confluent themes in this response too.

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