Percussor
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Percussor is a noun meaning (medicine) A small hammer-like tool that a physician uses to provide a light blow to a body part.
Meaning
(medicine) A small hammer-like tool that a physician uses to provide a light blow to a body part.
More Meanings
- (medicine) A physician who provides light blow to a body part as a diagnostic technique.
- A hammerstone or similar tool used for smashing, or chipping.
- A part of a device that is intended to impart a striking action.
Example Sentences
A mechanical percussor is ordered to assist with secretion clearnace in a patient receiving CPT.
Percussion is done by cupping the hand so as to allow a cushion of air to come between the percussor's hand and the patient.
Kimberly-Clark manufactures and distributes a small, soft vinyl percussor mounted on a plastic wand designed for neonatal applications (Figure 4-39).
Bi-polar percussion involves the placement of the objective piece on an anvil stone and subsequently striking it with a percussor, as one would crack a nut.
Word Forms
- percussors
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include percuteur, percussion, plexor, plessimeter, hammer, pulsator.
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