SUCCUSS Definition & Meaning

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succuss

[ suh-kuhs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

succuss

/ sʌˈkʌʃən; 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

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Derived Forms

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succussion, noun

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

��ܳ�·��ܲ�·��ǲ� [s, uh, -, kuhsh, -, uh, n], noun
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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of succuss¹

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

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of succuss¹

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

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