tr.v., -cussed, -cuss·ing, -cuss·es.
To strike or tap firmly, as in medical percussion: The doctor percussed the patient's chest.
[Latin percutere, percuss-, to strike hard : per-, per- + quatere, to strike.]
Dictionary:
per·cuss (pər-kŭs')
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[Latin percutere, percuss-, to strike hard : per-, per- + quatere, to strike.]
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| Medical Dictionary: per·cuss |
To strike or tap firmly; perform percussion.
| Veterinary Dictionary: percuss |
To perform percussion.
| WordNet: percuss |
The verb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
strike or tap firmly
| Translations: Percuss |
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - undersøge ved perkussion
Nederlands (Dutch)
bekloppen (medisch onderzoek)
Français (French)
v. tr. - percuter
Deutsch (German)
v. - Klopfmassage durchführen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (ιατρ.) επικρούω
Português (Portuguese)
v. - percutir
Русский (Russian)
барабанить пальцами, делать перкуссию
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - percutir
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - perkutera (läk.) försiktigt knacka
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
敲, 叩
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 敲, 叩
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 두드리다, 타진하다
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يصطدم, يطرق, ينقر بشدة
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - חבט, הלם, הקיש באצבע או במכשיר (לבדיקה רפואית)
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