percuss

Definitions

1. To strike; to hit; to knock; to give a blow to.
   transitive
2. To impact.
   intransitive
3. To attempt to divine the location or other quality of something by tapping on (an overlying surface).
   transitive

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Examples

“Solid bodies, if they be very softly percussed, give⟳ no sound⟳.”

“Give⟳ me thy hand Gonzalo, thou art in our favour, / For we do love⟳ to cheriſh lofty ſpirits, / Such as percuſſe the Earth, and bound / With an erected countenance to the clouds.”

“Falling on the roof of the caravan, the hailstones percussed noisily.”

“The doctor percussed his chest to determine⟳ whether he had pneumonia.”

“Percussing a patient's spleen is best done while he is on his back.”

“As you percuss the kidneys, check for pain or tenderness, behind other organs which suggests a kidney infection. Remember⟳ to percuss both sides of the body to assess both kidneys.”

“PERCUSS the abdomen for tones. Percuss the abdomen when you suspect⟳ distention, fluid, or solid masses. Procedure: See⟳ Chapter 3 for the procedures for percussion. Percuss all quadrants for tones, using indirect percussion to assess density of abdominal contents (Fig. 13-11). Percuss in each quadrant for tympany and dullness. FIG. 13-11 Systematic Route for Abdominal Percussion.”

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