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Webster 1913 Edition


Succussion

Suc-cus′sion

,
Noun.
[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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Succussion

SUCCUS'SION

,
Noun.
[L. succussio, from succusso, to shake; sub and quasso.]
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)

  1. The act of succussing or shaking; a shake.
    1. (medicine) A shaking of the body to ascertain whether there is liquid in the thorax.
    2. The preparation of a diluted substance in homeopathy by vigorously shaking it against an elastic body.