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pleximeter

pleximeter noun: 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.

Noun

pleximeter (plural pleximeters)

  1. 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.

Forms of pleximeter

pluralpleximeters
alternative formplexometer

Origin of pleximeter

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

Questions about pleximeter

What does pleximeter mean?
Pleximeter means 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.
What part of speech is pleximeter?
Pleximeter is a noun.
What is the plural of pleximeter?
The plural of pleximeter is pleximeters.

Words near pleximeter in the dictionary

  1. plexiform neurofibroma
  2. plexiform neurofibromas
  3. plexiforms
  4. plexiglass
  5. plexiglasses
  6. pleximeter
  7. pleximeters
  8. pleximetric
  9. pleximetry
  10. plexin
  11. plexinome

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