SUCCUSSION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Shaking a person to determine whether a large amount of liquid is present in a body cavity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("succussion" is a kind of...):

auscultation (listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope))

Derivation:

succuss (shake; especially (a patient to detect fluids or air in the body))