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Definitions for Percuss
[1] Medicine/Medical . to strike or tap for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
[2] to strike (something) so as to shake or cause a shock to.
[3] Medicine/Medical . to strike the surface of a part of the body for diagnostic purposes.
[4] to strike sharply, rapidly, or suddenly
[5] med to tap on (a body surface) with the fingertips or a special hammer to aid diagnosis or for therapeutic purposes
Words related to Percuss
blow, blip, pat, punch, whack, knock, crash, pummel, beat, drive, collide, smack, touch, force, handle, lick, rub, tap, reach, feel
Words nearby Percuss
percoid, percolate, percolation, percolator, percurrent, percuss, percussion, percussion cap, percussion flaking, percussion instrument, percussion lock
Origin of Percuss
1550–60; < Latin percussus, past participle of percutere to strike hard, beat, equivalent to per- per- + -cut(ere ), combining form of quatere to shake (see quash) + -tus past participle suffix, with tt > ss
Other words from Percuss
un·per·cussed , adjective
Word origin for Percuss
C16: from Latin percutere, from per- through + quatere to shake
Synonyms for Percuss
blip, blow, pat, punch, whack, bang, bash, box, buffet, bust, chop, clap, clout, crack, cuff, poke, slam, smack, sock, spank, strike, swat, wallop, wham, potch