concuss (redirected from concusses)

con·cuss  (kn-ks)

tr.v. con·cussed, con·cuss·ing, con·cuss·es

To injure by concussion: "a middle-aged woman concussed by a blow on the head" (Manchester Guardian Weekly).

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[Latin concutere, concuss-, to strike together : com-, com- + quatere, to strike; see kwt- in Indo-European roots.]

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concuss [kənˈkʌs]

vb (tr)

1. (Medicine / Pathology) to injure (the brain) by a violent blow, fall, etc.

2. to shake violently; agitate; disturb

[from Latin concussus violently shaken, from concutere to disturb greatly, from quatere to shake]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	concuss - shake violently shake, agitate - move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking"
	2.	concuss - injure the brain; sustain a concussion injure, wound - cause injuries or bodily harm to

Translations

concuss [kənˈkʌs] VT (Med) → producir una conmoción cerebral a

concuss

vt (usu pass) to be concussed → eine Gehirnerschütterung haben