succuss
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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.
Origin:
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
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 forms
ən suc·cus·sive, adjective
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succuss (sʌˈkʌs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 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 |
| [C17: from Latin succussus flung aloft, from succutere to toss up, from sub- from below + quatere to shake] | |
| succussion | |
| —n | |
| suc'cussive | |
| —adj | |
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