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Percuss

Percuss Meaning & Definition
Percuss Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Percuss?

[v] strike or tap firmly; "the doctor percussed his chest and back"

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See Also | tap

Percuss In Webster's Dictionary

\Per*cuss"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Percussed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Percussing}.] [L. percussus, p. p. of percutere; per + quatere to shake, strike. See {Quash}.] To strike smartly; to strike upon or against; as, to percuss the chest in medical examination. Flame percussed by air giveth a noise. --Bacon.
\Per*cuss"\, v. i. (Med.) To strike or tap in an examination by percussion. See {Percussion}, 3. --Quain.

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