| percuss |
strike or tap firmly; "the doctor percussed his chest and back"
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| percussion |
the act of playing a percussion instrument percussion section: the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes
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| percussor |
plexor: (medicine) a small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexes
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| percussion |
Forceful tapping on congested parts of the chest to facilitate postural drainage in persons with people with high-level tetraplegia.
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| percussion |
Tapping the surface of the body to assess the organs/tissue beneath it. For example, tapping the chest and listening to the sounds produced. Normal lung tissue sounds hollow, but if the lung tissue is full of mucus, blood or other fluid, then it sounds more solid.
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