Succussion (redirected from succuss)

succussion /suc·cus·sion/ (su-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 (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.