Meaning of percuss in English

1. Pronunciation

   /pərˈkəs/

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1. Verb

   percuss

   Etymology

   mid 16th century (in the general sense ‘give a blow to’): from Latin percuss-‘struck forcibly’, from the verb percutere, from per-‘through’ + quatere‘to shake, strike’

   Definitions

   1. strike or tap firmly

   Examples

   • « the doctor percussed his chest and back »

   Derived terms

   • percussion
   • percussor
   • plessor
   • pleximetry
   • plexor

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