SUCCUSSION
\səkˈʌʃən], \səkˈʌʃən], \s_ə_k_ˈʌ_ʃ_ə_n]\
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The act of shaking; a shake; esp. (Med.), a shaking of the body to ascertain if there be a liquid in the thorax.
By Oddity Software
By William R. Warner
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A mode of ascertaining the existence of a fluid in the thorax, (fluctuation by succussion,) by giving the body one or more slight shakes.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
- An enzyme that catalyzes the of groups from acetyl-CoA to arylamines. They have wide specificity for aromatic amines, particularly serotonin, and can also catalyze acetyl transfer between arylamines without CoA. EC 2.3.1.5.