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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessacudir
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sa.kuˈdir
"Es necesario sacudir el frasco antes de usar."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To shake violently or vigorously, especially to diagnose a medical condition by listening to the resulting sounds within a body cavity.
"The physician proceeded to succuss the patient's abdomen to test for fluid accumulation." - 2
In homeopathy, to shake a remedy vigorously between dilutions.
"The practitioner must succuss the solution multiple times to activate its purported medicinal properties."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb succussare, a frequentative form of succutere, meaning 'to shake from below' (from sub- 'up from under' + quatere 'to shake'). Entered medical and scientific English in the 17th century to describe rigorous shaking movements used for diagnosis or preparation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Succuss" is said worldwide
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secouer
Transliteration: sə.kwe
"Il faut secouer vigoureusement le flacon."
schütteln
Transliteration: ˈʃʏtl̩n
"Man muss die Lösung kräftig schütteln."
scuotere
Transliteration: ˈskwɔ.te.re
"Il medico iniziò a scuotere il paziente per l'esame."
sacudir
Transliteration: sa.kuˈdir
"Es necesario sacudir el frasco antes de usar."
sacudir
Transliteration: sa.kuˈdʒiɾ
"O médico foi examinar ao sacudir o corpo."
हिलाना
Transliteration: hilānā
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"दवा को इस्तेमाल करने से पहले अच्छी तरह हिलाना चाहिए।"
摇动
Transliteration: yáodòng
Script: 中文汉字
"医师对病人进行了震荡检查。"
흔들다
Transliteration: heundeulda
Script: 한국어 한글
"용액을 강하게 흔들어야 합니다."
揺すぶる
Transliteration: yusuburu
Script: 日本語
"溶液を激しく揺すぶる必要があります。"
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