| succoteague | <zoology> The squeteague. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| succuba | Origin: NL, fr. L. Succubare to lie under; sub under + cubare to lie down; cf. L. Succuba, succubo, one who lies under another. A female demon or fiend. See Succubus. "Though seeming in shape a woman natural Was a fiend of the kind that succubae some call." (Mir. For Mag) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| succubous | <botany> Having the leaves so placed that the upper part of each one is covered by the base of the next higher leaf, as in hepatic mosses of the genus Plagiochila. See: Succuba. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| succubus | Origin: See Succuba. 1. A demon or fiend; especially, a lascivious spirit supposed to have sexual intercourse with the men by night; a succuba. Cf. Incubus. 2. <medicine> The nightmare. See Nightmare. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| succulent | Juicy, full of juice or sap. (09 Oct 1997) |
| succumb | To yield; to submit; to give up unresistingly; as, to succumb under calamities; to succumb to disease. Origin: L. Succumbere; sub under + cumbere (in comp), akin to cubare to lie down. See Incumbent, Cubit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| succus | <medicine> The expressed juice of a plant, for medicinal use. Succus entericus. [NL, literally, juice of the intestines. <physiology> A fluid secreted in small by certain glands (probably the glands of Lieberkuhn) of the small intestines. Its exact action is somewhat doubtful. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| succuss | To make succussion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| succussion | The act of shaking; a shake; especially. <medicine> A shaking of the body to ascertain if there be a liquid in the thorax. Origin: L. Succussio, from succutere: cf. F. Succussion. See Succussation. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| succussion sound | The noise made by fluid with overlying air when shaken, such as occurs with gastric dilatation or with fluid and air in a pleural cavity (hydropneumothorax). (05 Mar 2000) |
| succussive | Characterised by a shaking motion, especially an up and down movement, and not merely tremulous oscillation; as, the succussive motion in earthquakes. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |