Succuss
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To shake with vigor. transitive
- 2 shake; especially (a patient to detect fluids or air in the body) wordnet
- 3 To shake with vigor.; To shake a patient to detect fluids or air in the body. transitive
Synonyms
All synonymsEtymology
From Latin succutere (“to shake up”), from sub- + quatere (“to shake”).