Definition of Pleximeter. Meaning of Pleximeter. Synonyms of Pleximeter

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Definition of Pleximeter

Pleximeter
Pleximeter Plex*im"e*ter, n. [Gr. ? stroke, percussion (from ? to strike) + -meter.] (Med.) A small, hard, elastic plate, as of ivory, bone, or rubber, placed in contact with body to receive the blow, in examination by mediate percussion. [Written also plexometer.]

Meaning of Pleximeter from wikipedia

- A Pleximeter is a device used in medical percussion, as part of a clinical examination, to absorb the energy generated by the strike from the plexor. During...
- finger (known as the pleximeter) is placed firmly on the body over tissue. When percussing boney areas such as the clavicle, the pleximeter can be omitted and...
- cataplectic, cataplexy, hemiplegia, monoplegia, paraplegia, plectrum, pleximeter, tetraplegia plen- full Latin plenus plenary, plenitude, plenty, replenish...
- cataplectic, cataplexy, hemiplegia, monoplegia, paraplegia, plectrum, pleximeter, tetraplegia plen- full Latin plenus plenary, plenitude, plenty, replenish...
- contribution to the science of medical percussion. In 1826 Piorry introduced the pleximeter (le plessimétre), a device used to help delineate internal organs, of...
- The stimulation is performed by controlled concussion with a plexor / pleximeter combination directly on the spinous processes, by sinusoidal electric...