PERCUSSOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does percussor mean? 

• PERCUSSOR (noun)
  The noun PERCUSSOR has 1 sense:

1. (medicine) a small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexes

  Familiarity information: PERCUSSOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PERCUSSOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(medicine) a small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

percussor; plessor; plexor

Hypernyms ("percussor" is a kind of...):

hammer (a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking)

Domain category:

medical specialty; medicine (the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques)

Derivation:

percuss (strike or tap firmly)