plexor

[plek-ser]

noun

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

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

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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plexor in Medicine

plexor

[plĕk′sər]

n.

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