MATSON
\mˈatsən], \mˈatsən], \m_ˈa_t_s_ə_n]\
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A dull or flat sound. The obscure noise, (French.) Matite,afforded in certain disease when any part, as the chest, is percussed. It has been compared to that produced when the thigh is struck. It is opposed to the Son clair, or 'clear sound.'
By Robley Dunglison
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