"succussion" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: succussions [plural]
Etymology: From Latin succussio, from succutere. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|succussio}} Latin succussio, {{m|la|succutere}} succutere Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} succussion (countable and uncountable, plural succussions)
  1. The act of succussing or shaking; a shake.
    (medicine) A shaking of the body to ascertain whether there is liquid in the thorax.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-succussion-en-noun-atSvDtoC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 47 53 Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. The act of succussing or shaking; a shake.
    The preparation of a diluted substance in homeopathy by vigorously shaking it against an elastic body.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Homeopathy
    Sense id: en-succussion-en-noun-q4KUM2N2 Disambiguation of Homeopathy: 44 56 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 47 53

Inflected forms

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