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percuss |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Percuss \Per*cuss"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Percussed}; p. pr & vb n. {Percussing}.] [L. percussus p. p. of percutere per + quatere to shake, strike. See {Quash}.] To strike smartly; to strike upon or against; as to percuss the chest in medical examination. Flame percussed by air giveth a noise. --Bacon. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Percuss \Per*cuss"\, v. i. (Med.) To strike or tap in an examination by percussion. See {Percussion}, 3. --Quain.
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