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percuss

  (pər-kŭs') pronunciation
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.]


 
 
(pər-kŭs')
v., -cussed, -cuss·ing, -cuss·es.

To strike or tap firmly; perform percussion.

 

To perform percussion.

 
WordNet: percuss
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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: strike or tap firmly


 
Translations: Translations for: 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

Italiano (Italian)
percuotere

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

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - たたく, 打診する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يصطدم, يطرق, ينقر بشدة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חבט, הלם, הקיש באצבע או במכשיר (לבדיקה רפואית)‬


 
 

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