Definition of Percuss. Meaning of Percuss. Synonyms of Percuss

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Definition of Percuss

Percuss
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.
Percuss
Percuss Per*cuss", v. i. (Med.) To strike or tap in an examination by percussion. See Percussion, 3. --Quain.

Meaning of Percuss from wikipedia

- decreased or increased blood clotting). Dullness of the lung fields when percussed and reduced breath sounds at the base of the lungs may suggest the development...
- tissue. When percussing boney areas such as the clavicle, the pleximeter can be omitted and the bone is tapped directly such as when percussing an apical...
- tenderness when the front, middle (anteromedial) part of the tibia is percussed. It can be found in people who have deep venous thrombosis. ****essment...
- Conchoidal fractures can occur in various materials if they are properly percussed (struck). Cryptocrystalline silica, such as chert, or flint, with this...
- 3DiTeams learner is percussing the patient's chest in virtual field hospital....
- a way to detect irritated nerves. It is performed by lightly tapping (percussing) over the nerve to elicit a sensation of tingling or "pins and needles"...
- parasitic creature (i. e., through natural processes), and were then percussed on what would have been the more closed-off end to fully open the hole...
- the bead of the drum stick at the center of the drum while the rim is percussed with the distal shaft of the stick (near the hand). This makes a lower...
- by percussing in a particular manner: Hepatomegaly by percussing from the right iliac region to the right hypochondrium Splenomegaly by percussing from...
- intra-abdominal surgery who may have adhesions, a small liver that is difficult to percuss, obese people and people with evident ascites. Vital signs must be monitored...