About The Word Percuss
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Percuss
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What's The Definition Of Percuss?
[v] strike or tap firmly; "the doctor percussed his chest and back"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Percuss: Related Terms | Find terms related to Percuss: 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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