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| 3 results for percuss | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Percuss \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. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Percuss \Per*cuss"\, v. i. (Med.) To strike or tap in an examination by percussion. See {Percussion}, 3. --Quain. | |
