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succuss

[suh-kuhs]
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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.
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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
Related formssuc·cus·sion [suh-kuhsh-uh n] /səˈkʌʃ ən/, nounsuc·cus·sive, adjective
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succuss

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
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Derived Formssuccussion (sʌˈkʌʃən), nounsuccussive, adjective

Word Origin

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