Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Percuss"
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
percuss
v : strike or tap firmly; "the doctor percussed his chest and
back"
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