pleximeter
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πλῆξις (plêxis, “stroke, percussion”) + -meter.
Noun
pleximeter (plural pleximeters)
- (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.
- a small, hard plate, made of ivory, bone, or rubber, placed in contact with the body to absorb such a shock.
Translations
instrument
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References
- “pleximeter”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.