'Succussion' definitions:
Definition of 'succussion'
(from WordNet)
noun
Shaking a person to determine whether a large amount of liquid is present in a body cavity
Definition of 'Succussion'
From: GCIDE
- Succussion \Suc*cus"sion\, n. [L. succussio, from succutere: cf. F. succussion. See Succussation.] The act of shaking; a shake; esp. (Med.), a shaking of the body to ascertain if there be a liquid in the thorax. [1913 Webster]