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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
a small thin metal plate held against the body and struck with a plexor in percussive examinations
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: plessimeter
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Broader terms: plate
History
From Ancient Greek πλῆξις (plêxis, “stroke, percussion”) + -meter.
Across languages
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