pleximeter

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek πλῆξις (plêxis, stroke, percussion) +‎ -meter.

Noun

pleximeter (plural pleximeters)

  1. (medicine) Something used to absorb the energy generated by the strike from a percussion hammer, during medical percussion. Usually this is simply the doctor's hand.
    1. a small, hard plate, made of ivory, bone, or rubber, placed in contact with the body to absorb such a shock.

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