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percussor

[ per-kuhs-er ]
/ pərˈkʌs ər /
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noun Medicine/Medical.
plexor.
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Origin of percussor

1885–90; <New Latin, Latin: one that beats, equivalent to percut-, stem of percutere to beat (see percuss) + -tor-tor, with tt>ss

Words nearby percussor

percussionist, percussion lock, percussion tool, percussion welding, percussive, percussor, percutaneous, Percy, Perdido, per diem, perdition
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