plexor

[ plek-ser ]

/ ˈplɛk sər /

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noun

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

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Also percussor, plessor.

Origin of plexor

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

Words nearby plexor

-plex, plexal, plexiform, Plexiglas, pleximeter, plexor, plexus, Pleyel, plf, pli, pliability

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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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