单词 | succuss |
释义 | succuss in British English (sʌˈkʌs) verb 1. medicine to shake (a patient) to detect the sound of fluid in the thoracic or another bodily cavity 2. rare to shake, esp with sudden force Derived forms succussion (sʌˈkʌʃən) or succussation (ˌsʌkʌˈseɪʃən) noun succussive (sucˈcussive) adjective Word origin C17: from Latin succussus flung aloft, from succutere to toss up, from sub- from below + quatere to shakesuccuss in American English (səˈkʌs) verb transitive to shake forcibly; esp. formerly, to shake (a patient) from side to side in order to detect a liquid in some body cavity, esp. in the thorax Derived forms succussion (sucˈcussion) noun Word origin < L succussus, pp. of succutere, to toss up < sub-, under + quatere, to shake: see quash2 |
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