Synonyms

succuss

American

[suh-kuhs] / səˈkʌs /

verb (used with object)

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

succuss British

/ sʌˈkʌʃən, sʌˈkʌs /

verb

med to shake (a patient) to detect the sound of fluid in the thoracic or another bodily cavity
rare to shake, esp with sudden force

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Other Word Forms

succussion noun
succussive adjective

Etymology

Origin of succuss

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

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