plexor

[ plek-ser ]

noun

1. Medicine/Medical. a small hammer with a soft rubber head or the like, used in percussion for diagnostic purposes.

plexor

/ ˈplɛksə /

noun

1. med a small hammer with a rubber head for use in percussion of the chest and testing reflexes

Word History and Origins

Origin of plexor¹

1835–45; < Greek plêx(is) stroke, percussion + -or ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of plexor¹

C19: from Greek plēxis a stroke, from plēssein to strike