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A small hammer, usually with soft rubber head, used to tap the part directly, or with a plessimeter, in percussion of the chest or other part.
Origin: G. Plesso, to strike
(05 Mar 2000)
pless-, plessesthesia, plessimeter, plessimetric < Prev | Next > plethora, plethoric, plethysmograph
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