Succus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Succus \Suc"cus\, n.; pl. {Succi}. (Med.)
     The expressed juice of a plant, for medicinal use.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Succus entericus}. [NL., literally, juice of the
        intestines.] (Physiol.) A fluid secreted in small by


        certain glands (probably the glands of Lieberk["u]hn) of
        the small intestines. Its exact action is somewhat
        doubtful.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  succus
       n : any of several liquids of the body; "digestive juices" [syn:
            {juice}]