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succussion

/səˈkʌʃ.ən/

Traducción: Término médico que designa la acción de sacudir o agitar al paciente para detectar la presencia de gran cantidad de líquido en una cavidad del cuerpo.

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/səˈkʌʃ.ən/C2formalmedical
  • esTérmino médico que designa la acción de sacudir o agitar al paciente para detectar la presencia de gran cantidad de líquido en una cavidad del cuerpo.

A medical term referring to the act of shaking a patient to detect the presence of a large amount of fluid in a body cavity.

  1. Medical examination techniqueC2formalmedical

    A diagnostic procedure involving the shaking of a patient's body to detect the presence of a large amount of fluid in a body cavity, such as the chest or abdomen.

    esSucesión

    • The doctor performed a succussion to check for fluid in the pleural cavity.
    • Succussion is an older medical technique, now largely replaced by imaging.
    • A positive succussion test indicated a significant pleural effusion.
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