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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Something used to absorb the energy generated by the strike from a percussion hammer, during medical percussion. Usually this is simply the doctor's hand.
2. 2
   a small thin metal plate held against the body and struck with a plexor in percussive examinations wordnet
3. 3
   Something used to absorb the energy generated by the strike from a percussion hammer, during medical percussion. Usually this is simply the doctor's hand.; a small, hard plate, made of ivory, bone, or rubber, placed in contact with the body to absorb such a shock.

Synonyms

All synonyms

plessimeter

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πλῆξις (plêxis, “stroke, percussion”) + -meter.

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