succuss

[suh-kuhs]

verb (used with object)

1. to shake up; shake.

2. Medicine/Medical.,  to shake (a patient) in order to determine if a fluid is present in the thorax or elsewhere.

succuss

/ sʌˈkʌʃən, sʌˈkʌs /

verb

1. med to shake (a patient) to detect the sound of fluid in the thoracic or another bodily cavity

2. rare,  to shake, esp with sudden force

Other Word Forms

• succussion noun
• succussive adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of succuss¹

1860–65; < Latin succussus (past participle of succutere to toss up), equivalent to suc- suc- + -cut ( ere ), combining form of quatere to shake + -tus past participle suffix, with tt > ss

Word History and Origins

Origin of succuss¹

C17: from Latin succussus flung aloft, from succutere to toss up, from sub- from below + quatere to shake

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