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PLESSIMETER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does plessimeter mean?
• PLESSIMETER (noun)
The noun PLESSIMETER has 1 sense:
1. a small thin metal plate held against the body and struck with a plexor in percussive examinations
Familiarity information: PLESSIMETER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small thin metal plate held against the body and struck with a plexor in percussive examinations
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
plessimeter; pleximeter
Hypernyms ("plessimeter" is a kind of...):
plate (a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic)
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