(sә-kush´әn) a splashing sound elicited when a patient is shaken, indicative of fluid and air in a body cavity. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
Suc·cus'sion noun [ Latin succussio , from succutere : confer French succussion . See Succussation .] The act of shaking; a shake; esp. (Medicine) , a shaking of the body to ascertain if there be a liquid in the thorax. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/231
Type: Term Pronunciation: sŭ-kŭsh′ŭn Definitions: 1. A diagnostic procedure involving shaking the body to elicit a splashing sound in a cavity containing both gas and fluid. Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=86177