Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In medicine, an elongated plate, composed of ivory, india-rubber, or some similar substance, from 1½ to 2 inches in length, placed in contact with the body, commonly on the chest or abdomen, and struck with the percussion-hammer, in diagnosis of disease by mediate percussion. Also plessimeter, plegometer.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) A small, hard, elastic plate, as of ivory, bone, or rubber, placed in contact with body to receive the blow, in examination by mediate percussion.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun medicine A small, hard, elastic plate, as of ivory, bone, or rubber, placed in contact with body to receive the blow, in examination by
mediate percussion .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a small thin metal plate held against the body and struck with a plexor in percussive examinations
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek stroke, percussion + -meter.
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Examples
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The percussion hammer sold by instrument makers is made of rubber or has a rubber tip, so that when the pleximeter, which is placed against the side, is struck the impact will not be accompanied by a noise.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Charles B. Michener 1877
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Percussion is practiced with the fingers alone or with the aid of a special percussion hammer and an object to strike upon known as a pleximeter.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Charles B. Michener 1877
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