Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which strikes; an agent or instrument of percussion; one who percusses.
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- noun (medicine) a small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexes
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hernesheir commented on the word percussor
The doctor whacked your knee with one. It probably had a red or gray rubber triangular head affixed to a stainless steel handle.
December 26, 2010