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noun
A small hammer-like tool that a physician uses to provide a light blow to a body part.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
A physician who provides light blow to a body part as a diagnostic technique.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
A hammerstone or similar tool used for smashing, or chipping.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A part of a device that is intended to impart a striking action.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
(medicine) a small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: plexor, plessor
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Broader terms: hammer
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