suc·cus (s k  s)n. pl. suc·ci (s k , -s) A fluid, such as gastric juice or vegetable juice, contained in or secreted by living tissue. No longer in technical use. |
succus
a juice or fluid, usually one secreted by an organ, such as succus prostaticus of the prostate.
juice [jo̳s]
any fluid from animal or plant tissue.
gastric juice see gastric juice.
intestinal juice the liquid secretion of glands in the intestinal lining.
pancreatic juice the enzyme-containing secretion of the pancreas, conducted through its ducts to the duodenum.
prostatic juice the liquid secretion of the prostate, which contributes to semen formation.
succus
pl. succi [L.] any fluid derived from living tissue; bodily secretion; juice.
succus entericus
the secretion of the intestinal glands.
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