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succussion /suc·cus·sion/ (sŭ-kush´un)
1. the shaking of the body during an examination, a splashing sound indicating the presence of fluid and air in a body cavity.
2. the vigorous shaking of a diluted homeopathic preparation in order to activate the medicinal substance.
Succussion
The act of shaking diluted homeopathic remedies as part of the process of potentization.
Mentioned in: Homeopathic Medicine, Acute Prescribing
succussion [sŭ-kush´un]
a splashing sound elicited when a patient is shaken, indicative of fluid and air in a body cavity.
succussion (sk·kˑ·shn),
n the forceful agitation between each dilution step during the preparation of the homeopathic remedy. See also fluxion and trituration.
succussion
shaking of the body or part of it to elicit a sound. A homeopathy term describing violent shaking to potentiate the potency of a remedy.
succussion sound
a splashing sound elicited when a patient is shaken, indicative of fluid and air in a body cavity.
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