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.

Origin of succuss

1
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

Other words from succuss

  • suc·cus·sion [suh-kuhsh-uhn], /səˈkʌʃ ən/, noun
  • suc·cus·sive, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for succuss

succuss

/ (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

Origin of succuss

1
C17: from Latin succussus flung aloft, from succutere to toss up, from sub- from below + quatere to shake

Derived forms of succuss

  • succussion (sʌˈkʌʃən), noun
  • succussive, adjective

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