hippocratic succussion


hip·po·crat·ic suc·cus·sion

a splashing noise produced by shaking the body when there is gas or air and fluid in the stomach or intestine, or free in the peritoneum, thorax, and, rarely, the pericardium. Synonym(s): hippocratic succussion sound

Hippocrates,

Greek physician, 460-370 B.C. Hippocrates bandagehippocratic - relating to, described by, or attributed to Hippocrates.hippocratic facies - sunken appearance of facial features seen in dehydration.hippocratic fingers - clubbing of the fingers.Hippocratic Oath - an oath demanded of physicians about to enter the practice of their profession.hippocratic splash - Synonym(s): hippocratic succussionhippocratic succussion - a diagnostic procedure to test for obstruction of the pylorus of stomach. Synonym(s): hippocratic splashhippocratism - a system of medicine attributed to Hippocrates and his disciples that is based on the imitation of nature's processes in the therapeutic management of disease.