plessimeter

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A form of pleximeter — 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.

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Meanings

nounplessimeter (plural plessimeters)

plural plessimeters

  1. datedDated form of pleximeter.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna small thin metal plate held against the body and struck with a plexor in percussive examinations

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pleximeter
Broader
plate
Also see
pleximeter

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

plessimeter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plessimeter

MLA

“plessimeter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plessimeter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plessimeter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plessimeter.

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