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suc⋅cuss

  [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:
1860–65; < L succussus (ptp. of succutere to toss up), equiv. to suc- suc- + -cut(ere), comb. form of quatere to shake + -tus ptp. suffix, with tt > ss

Related forms:
suc⋅cus⋅sion  [suh-kuhsh-uhn] , noun
suc⋅cus⋅sive, adjective
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suc·cus·sion   (sə-kŭsh'ən)   
n.  

  1. The act or process of shaking violently, especially as a method of diagnosis to detect the presence of fluid and air in a body cavity.

  2. The condition of being shaken violently.


[Latin succussiō, succussiōn-, from succussus, past participle of succutere, to toss up : sub-, up from below; see sub- + quatere, to shake; see kwēt- in Indo-European roots.]
suc·cus'sa·to'ry (sə-kŭs'ə-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.
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Main Entry: suc·cus·sion
Pronunciation: s&-'k&sh-&n
Function: noun
: the action or process of shaking or the condition of beingshaken especially with violence: a : a shaking of the body to ascertain if fluid is present in a cavity and especially in the thorax b : the splashing sound made bysuccussion
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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