plexor

[ plek-ser ]

/ ˈplɛk sər /

noun

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

Nearby words

plexiglas, pleximeter, pleximetric, plexitis, plexogenic, plexor, plexus, plexus thyroideus impar, pleyel, plf, plf.

Also percussor, plessor.

Origin of plexor

1835–45; < Greek plêx(is) stroke, percussion + -or²

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British Dictionary definitions for plexor

plexor

plessor

/ (ˈplɛksə) /

noun

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

Word Origin for plexor

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

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Medicine definitions for plexor

plexor

[ plĕk′sər ]

n.

A small, usually rubber-headed hammer used alone or with a pleximeter in examination or diagnosis by percussion.percussor