succussion

English Thesaurus

1. shaking a person to determine whether a large amount of liquid is present in a body cavity (noun.act)

hypernym	:	auscultation,
definition	:	listening to sounds within the body (usually with a stethoscope) (noun.act)

derivation	:	shake up, succuss,
definition	:	shake; especially (a patient to detect fluids or air in the body) (verb.motion)

derivation	:	shake up, succuss,
definition	:	shake; especially (a patient to detect fluids or air in the body) (verb.motion)