Medical term:
succussion
succussion
[sŭ-kush´un]a splashing sound elicited when a patient is shaken, indicative of fluid and air in a body cavity.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
suc·cus·sion
(sŭ-kŭsh'ŭn),A diagnostic procedure involving shaking the body to elicit a splashing sound in a cavity containing both gas and fluid.
[L. sucussio, fr. suc-cutio (subc-), pp. -cussus, to shake up, fr. quatio, to shake]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
succussion
(sə-kŭsh′ən)n.
1. The act or process of shaking violently, especially as a method of diagnosis to detect the presence of fluid and air in a body cavity.
2. The condition of being shaken violently.
suc·cus′sa·to′ry (sə-kŭs′ə-tôr′ē) adj.
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succussion
The act of shaking violently.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
Succussion
The act of shaking diluted homeopathic remedies as part of the process of potentization.
Mentioned in: Homeopathic Medicine, Acute Prescribing
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
suc·cus·sion
(sŭ-kŭsh'ŭn)A diagnostic procedure involving shaking the body to elicit a splashing sound in a cavity containing both gas and fluid.
[L. sucussio, fr. suc-cutio (subc-), pp. -cussus, to shake up, fr. quatio, to shake]
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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