PLEXOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does plexor mean? 

• PLEXOR (noun)
  The noun PLEXOR 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: PLEXOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PLEXOR (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 ("plexor" 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)