Plexor
/ˈplɛksə/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A hammer (or other instrument) used to test a person's reflexes. archaic
"Crowded in amongst his pocket's pens was the rubber head of a diagnostic plexor."
- 2 (medicine) a small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexes wordnet
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More examples"Crowded in amongst his pocket's pens was the rubber head of a diagnostic plexor."
Etymology
From Hellenistic Ancient Greek πλῆξις (plêxis, “stroke”) + -or, after flexor etc.