SUCCUS

juice, succus

(noun) any of several liquids of the body; “digestive juices”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

succus (plural succi)

(medicine, obsolete) The expressed juice of a plant, for medicinal use.

Anagrams

• cuscus

Source: Wiktionary


Suc"cus, n.; pl. Succi (. (Med.)

Definition: The expressed juice of a plant, for medicinal use. Succus entericus (. Etym: [NL., literally, juice of the intestines.] (Physiol.) A fluid secreted in small by certain glands (probably the glands of Lieberkühn) of the small intestines. Its exact action is somewhat doubtful.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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