PERCUSS
\pəkˈʌs], \pəkˈʌs], \p_ə_k_ˈʌ_s]\
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To strike smartly; to strike upon or against; as, to percuss the chest in medical examination.
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To strike or tap in an examination by percussion. See Percussion, 3.
By Noah Webster.
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Same etymon as the next. To strike upon with the view of appreciating the resulting sound. To practise percussion.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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