Succus \Suc"cus\, n.; pl. Succi. (Med.)
The expressed juice of a plant, for medicinal use.
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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |