succussion
English
Etymology
Latin succussio, from succutere.
Noun
succussion (countable and uncountable, plural succussions)
- The act of succussing or shaking; a shake.
- (medicine) A shaking of the body to ascertain whether there is liquid in the thorax.
- The preparation of a diluted substance in homeopathy by vigorously shaking it against an elastic body.