percussion
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per·cus·sion
(pər-kŭsh'ən) 
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n.
- The striking together of two bodies, especially when noise is produced.
- The sound, vibration, or shock caused by the striking together of two bodies.
- The act of detonating a percussion cap in a firearm.
- A method of medical diagnosis in which various areas of the body, especially the chest, back, and abdomen, are tapped to determine by resonance the condition of internal organs.
- Music.
- The section of a band or orchestra composed of percussion instruments.
- Percussion instruments or their players considered as a group.
[Latin percussiō, percussiōn-, from percussus, past participle of percutere, to percuss. See percuss.]
Roget's Thesaurus:
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percussion
noun
- Violent forcible contact between two or more things: bump, collision, concussion, crash, impact, jar, jolt, shock1, smash. See conflict/cooperation.
Oxford Dictionary of the US Military:
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percussion
n. the striking of one solid object with or against another with some degree of force.
percussive adj. percussively adv.
See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.
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The tapping of a body-part with a hammer or fingers to gain information about the condition of underlying structures.
Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: Fine Arts:
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percussion
A family of musical instruments played by striking their surfaces. Percussion instruments are used to accentuate and dramatize certain notes or rhythms and include instruments such as cymbals, drums, triangles, and xylophones. (See kettledrum, snare drum, and orchestra.)
Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
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percussion
In veterinary diagnosis, striking a part of the body with short, sharp blows of the fingers in order to determine the size, position and density of the underlying parts by the sound obtained. Percussion is most commonly used on the chest and back for examination of the heart and lungs. For example, since the heart is not resonant and the adjacent lungs are, when the examiner's fingers strike the chest over the heart the sound waves will change in pitch. This serves as a guide to the precise location and size of the heart. The value of percussion in animals is limited by their haircoat, their reluctance to cooperate and their anatomy. Radiology and ultrasonographic imaging have pretty much supplanted the percussionist.
- auscultatory p. — auscultation of the sound produced by percussion. See also auscultation with percussion.
- immediate p. — that in which the blow is struck directly against the body surface.
- mediate p. — that in which a pleximeter is used.
- palpatory p. — a combination of palpation and percussion, affording tactile rather than auditory impressions. See also ballottement.
Mosby's Dental Dictionary:
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percussion
(perkush′ən)
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The act of striking an area, a structure, or an organ as an aid in diagnosing a diseased condition by the sensations reported by the patient and by the sounds heard by the examiner.
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categories related to 'percussion'
- Procedures - percussion: striking or tapping of body part, either with fingers or plessor, during examination, thus producing sounds which are studied for diagnostic purposes
- Instrument Types and Groupings - percussion: any instrument that is a solid or hollow object struck, shaken, or scraped
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percussion
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Percussion (medicine)
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Percussion is a method of tapping on a surface to determine the underlying structure, and is used in clinical examinations to assess the condition of the thorax or abdomen. It is one of the four methods of clinical examination, together with inspection, palpation and auscultation. It is done with the middle finger of one hand tapping on the middle finger of the other hand using a wrist action, which is placed firmly on the body over tissue, not bone. When percussing boney areas such as the clavicle the stationary finger can be omitted and the bone is tapped directly such as when percussing an apical cavitary lung lesion typical of TB.[1]
There are two types of percussion: direct, which uses only one or two fingers, and indirect, which uses the middle/flexor finger. There are four types of percussion sounds: resonant, hyper-resonant, stony dull or dull. A dull sound indicates the presence of a solid mass under the surface. A more resonant sound indicates hollow, air-containing structures. As well as producing different notes which can be heard they also produce different sensations in the pleximeter finger.
Percussion was initially used to distinguish between empty and filled barrels of liquor, and Dr. Leopold Auenbrugger introduced the technique to medicine.
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Percussion of the thorax
It is used to diagnose pneumothorax, emphysema and other diseases. It can be used to assess the respiratory mobility of the thorax.
Percussion of the abdomen
It is used to find whether any organ is enlarged and similar (assessing for organomegaly). It is based on the principle of setting tissue and spaces in between at vibration. The sound thus generated is used to determine if the tissue is healthy or pathological.
Percussion notes
Based on the auditory and tactile perception, the notes heard can be categorized as [2]
- Tympanic or tympanitic, drum-like sounds heard over air filled structures during the abdominal examinationPercuss your own abdomen.[3]
- Hyperresonant (pneumothorax)Percuss your cheeks after blowing them up
- Normal resonance/ Resonantpercuss your own chest
- Impaired resonance (mass, consolidation)this one has a quality between the above and below
- Dull (consolidation)percuss your liver
- Stony dull (test)percuss your thigh
References
- ^ Owen Epstein, G. David Perkin, John Cookson, David P. de Bono Pocket Guide to Clinical Examination Third Edition Mosby 2004 ISBN 0-7264-3230-9
- ^ "Percussion notes". LifeHugger. http://vol.lifehugger.com/wiki/Percussion. Retrieved 2009-10-07.
- ^ "University of California, San Diego". http://meded.ucsd.edu/clinicalmed/abdomen.htm.
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Percussion
Dansk (Danish)
n. - slag, sammenstød
idioms:
- percussion cap sprænghætte
Nederlands (Dutch)
slagwerk, percussie
Français (French)
n. - percussion
idioms:
- percussion cap capsule fulminante
Deutsch (German)
n. - (An)schlag, Schlagzeug, Perkussion
idioms:
- percussion cap Zündhütchen
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κρούση, (μουσ.) κρουστά (όργανα)
idioms:
- percussion cap καψούλι
Italiano (Italian)
percussione
idioms:
- percussion cap detonatore, fulminante
Português (Portuguese)
n. - percussão (f)
idioms:
- percussion cap cápsula fulminante
Русский (Russian)
удар, столкновение, перкуссия, игра на ударных инструментах
idioms:
- percussion cap ударный взрыватель
Español (Spanish)
n. - percusión
idioms:
- percussion cap cápsula fulminante, pistón
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - slag, stöt (läk.), slagverk, batteri (instrum.)
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
打, 敲, 振动, 冲击, 敲打乐器
idioms:
- percussion cap 雷管, 火帽
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 打, 敲, 振動, 衝擊, 敲打樂器
idioms:
- percussion cap 雷管, 火帽
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 충격, 진동, 퍼커션(타악기)
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 打楽器, パーカッション, 打楽器部, 衝突, 震動, 衝撃
idioms:
- percussion cap 雷管
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) صدم, قدح
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - הקשה, דפיקה
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