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Meaning of PLEXIMETER

Pronunciation:  plek'simitur

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  a small thin metal plate held against the body and struck with a plexor in percussive examinations
 

PLEXIMETER is a 10 letter word that starts with P.

 

 Synonyms: plessimeter
 
 See Also: plate

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Plex*im"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? stroke, percussion (from ?
to strike) + -meter.] (Med.)
A small, hard, elastic plate, as of ivory, bone, or rubber,
placed in contact with body to receive the blow, in
examination by mediate percussion. [Written also
{plexometer}.]

 

 

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