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Webster 1913 Edition
Succussion
Suc-cus′sion
,Noun.
The act of shaking; a shake; esp.
(Med.)
, a shaking of the body to ascertain if there be a liquid in the thorax. Webster 1828 Edition
Succussion
SUCCUS'SION
,Noun.
1.
The act of shaking; a shake.2.
In medicine, a shaking of the nervous parts by powerful stimulants.Definition 2024
succussion
succussion
English
Noun
succussion (plural succussions)
- The act of succussing or shaking; a shake.
- (medicine) A shaking of the body to ascertain whether there is liquid in the thorax.
- The preparation of a diluted substance in homeopathy by vigorously shaking it against an elastic body.