succuss
[ suh-kuhs ]
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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.
Origin of succuss
11860–65; <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
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
Origin of succuss
1C17: 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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