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Shaking a person to determine whether a large amount of liquid is present in a body cavity
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succussion
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Wiktionary
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n. 1 The act of succussing or shake; a shake. 2 # (context medicine English) A shaking of the body to ascertain whether there is liquid in the thorax. 3 # The preparation of a diluted substance in homeopathy by vigorously shaking it against an elastic body. ...
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Succussion may refer to: Succussion as a homeopathy preparation Succussion splash
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Succussion \Suc*cus"sion\, n. [L. succussio, from succutere: cf. F. succussion. See Succussation .] The act of shaking; a shake; esp. (Med.), a shaking of the body to ascertain if there be a liquid in the thorax.
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n. shaking a person to determine whether a large amount of liquid is present in a body cavity
Usage examples of succussion.
She felt her head lifted from the bottom, her hair lifted from her scalp, heard the succussion of the water against the sides, all sound muted and distant, a world away.