Etymology

pleximeter

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Today it means: Something used to absorb the energy generated by the strike from a percussion hammer, during medical percussion. Usually this is simply the doctor's hand. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πλῆξις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπλῆξις“stroke, percussion”
  2. English todaypleximeter

From Ancient Greek πλῆξις (plêxis, “stroke, percussion”) + -meter.

Words from the same roots

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