What does SUCCUSSION mean?
Definitions for SUCCUSSION
suc·cus·sion
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Princeton's WordNet
succussionnoun
shaking a person to determine whether a large amount of liquid is present in a body cavity
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Succussionnoun
Etymology: succussio, Latin.
When any of that risible species were brought to the doctor, and when he considered the spasms of the diaphragm, and all the muscles of respiration, with the tremulous succussion of the whole human body, he gave such patients over. Mart. Scrib.
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succussion
Succussion refers to the medical process of shaking a substance or solution, often used in homeopathy as part of the process to prepare homeopathic remedies. It can also refer to the act of shaking a patient's body to identify physical abnormalities, in which abnormal sounds might indicate certain medical conditions.
Webster Dictionary
Succussionnoun
the act of shaking; a shake; esp. (Med.), a shaking of the body to ascertain if there be a liquid in the thorax
Etymology: [L. succussio, from succutere: cf. F. succussion. See Succussation.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of SUCCUSSION in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of SUCCUSSION in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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