succussion

• 医学术语，指通过摇晃或震动病人身体来检查体腔内是否存在大量液体的方法，也泛指摇晃、震动。

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.

   医学检查方法

   • 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.