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Succus

Succus \Suc"cus\, n.; pl. Succi. (Med.) The expressed juice of a plant, for medicinal use.

Succus entericus. [NL., literally, juice of the intestines.] (Physiol.) A fluid secreted in small by certain glands (probably the glands of Lieberk["u]hn) of the small intestines. Its exact action is somewhat doubtful.

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succus

n. (context medicine obsolete English) The expressed juice of a plant, for medicinal use.

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succus

n. any of several liquids of the body; "digestive juices" [syn: juice]

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In June I went to the fair at Padua, and made the acquaintance of a young man of my own age, who was then studying mathematics under the celebrated Professor Succi.