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succussion

succussion noun: a shaking of the body to ascertain whether there is liquid in the thorax.

Noun

succussion (countable and uncountable, plural succussions)

  1. A shaking of the body to ascertain whether there is liquid in the thorax.
  2. The preparation of a diluted substance in homeopathy by vigorously shaking it against an elastic body.

succussion meaning in Tamil

succussion in Tamil

குலூங்கல், நீர்க்குலுக்கொலி

Forms of succussion

pluralsuccussions

Origin of succussion

From Latin succussio, from succutere.

Questions about succussion

What does succussion mean?
Succussion means a shaking of the body to ascertain whether there is liquid in the thorax.
What is succussion in Tamil?
Succussion in Tamil is குலூங்கல், நீர்க்குலுக்கொலி. See Succussion meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is succussion?
Succussion is a noun.
What is the plural of succussion?
The plural of succussion is succussions.

Words near succussion in the dictionary

  1. succussations
  2. succussatory
  3. succussed
  4. succusses
  5. succussing
  6. succussion
  7. succussions
  8. succussive
  9. succès d'estime
  10. succès de scandale
  11. succès fou

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Adapted from Wiktionary: succussion (page history and authors); succussion (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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