- suc|cus|sion
- suc|cus|sion «suh KUHSH uhn», noun.1. the action of shaking or condition of being shaken with violence.2. Medicine. a shaking of the body to detect the presence of fluid in the thorax or other cavity.
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sion — abra·sion; ab·scis·sion; ab·ster·sion; ac·cen·sion; ac·ces·sion·al; ad·he·sion; ad·he·sion·al; ad·mis·sion; ad·pro·mis·sion; af·fu·sion; ag·gres·sion; al·li·sion; al·lu·sion; am·bi·ver·sion; an·i·mad·ver·sion; an·te·ver·sion; an·ti·mis·sion;… … English syllables
cus — ab·a·cis·cus; ab·a·cus; ac·cus·a·ble; ac·cus·al; ac·cus·ant; ac·cus·a·to·ri·al; ac·cus·a·to·ry; ac·cus·er; ac·cus·ive; ac·cus·tom; ac·cus·tomed·ness; agar·i·cus; ami·cus; an·dri·cus; an·thris·cus; an·ti·cus; an·ti·pneu·mo·coc·cus;… … English syllables
suc — ex·suc·cous; suc; suc·cade; suc·ce·da·ne·ous; suc·ce·da·ne·um; suc·ce·dent; suc·ceed; suc·ceed·er; suc·cent; suc·cen·tor; suc·cen·tu·ri·ate; suc·cès; suc·cess; suc·cess·ful; suc·ces·sion; suc·ces·sion·al; suc·ces·sion·ist; suc·ces·sive;… … English syllables
succussion — suc·cus·sion … English syllables
succussion — suc·cus·sion (sə kŭshʹən) 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. [Latin succussiō, succussiōn ,… … Universalium
succussion — A diagnostic procedure that consists in shaking the body so as 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] hippocratic s. a splashing… … Medical dictionary
Succussion — Suc*cus sion, n. [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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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