Definition of "percuss"

percuss

/pəˈkʌs/

verb
third-person singular simple present percusses, present participle percussing, simple past and past participle percussed
1. (transitive) to strike; to hit; to knock; to give a blow to
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  Give me thy hand Gonzalo, thou art in our favour, / For we do love to cheriſh lofty ſpirits, / Such as percuſſe the Earth, and bound / With an erected countenance to the clouds.
  c. 1619, John Ford (formerly attributed to Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher), The Laws of Candy, [Act II, Scene i], page 304
2. (intransitive) to impact
3. (transitive, chiefly medicine) to attempt to divine the location or other quality of something by tapping on (an overlying surface)
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  PERCUSS the abdomen for tones. Percuss the abdomen when you suspect distention, fluid, or solid masses. Procedure: See Chapter 3 for the procedures for percussion. Percuss all quadrants for tones, using indirect percussion to assess density of abdominal contents (Fig. 13-11). Percuss in each quadrant for tympany and dullness. FIG. 13-11 Systematic Route for Abdominal Percussion.
  2016, Susan F. Wilson, Jean Foret Giddens, Health Assessment for Nursing Practice, Elsevier Health Sciences, page 259
4. (transitive, chiefly medicine) to attempt to divine the location or other quality of (something) by tapping on an overlying surface
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  As you percuss the kidneys, check for pain or tenderness, behind other organs which suggests a kidney infection. Remember to percuss both sides of the body to assess both kidneys.
  2007, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Emergency Nursing Made Incredibly Easy!, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Definition of "percuss"

percuss

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