| 单词 | percuss |
| 释义 | percuss[ per-kuhs ] / pərˈkʌs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR percuss ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object)Medicine/Medical. to strike or tap for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. to strike (something) so as to shake or cause a shock to. verb (used without object)Medicine/Medical. to strike the surface of a part of the body for diagnostic purposes. Origin of percuss1550–60; <Latin percussus, past participle of percutere to strike hard, beat, equivalent to per-per- + -cut(ere), combining form of quatere to shake (see quash) + -tus past participle suffix, with tt>ss OTHER WORDS FROM percussun·per·cussed, adjectiveWords nearby percussper contiguum, per continuum, per contra, per curiam, percurrent, percuss, percussion, percussion cap, percussion flaking, percussion instrument, percussionist Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for percuss
British Dictionary definitions for percusspercuss / (pəˈkʌs) / verb (tr)to strike sharply, rapidly, or suddenly med to tap on (a body surface) with the fingertips or a special hammer to aid diagnosis or for therapeutic purposes Derived forms of percusspercussor, nounWord Origin for percussC16: from Latin percutere, from per- through + quatere to shake Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for percusspercuss [ pər-kŭs′ ] v.To strike or tap firmly; perform percussion. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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