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percuss

[per-kuhs] / pərˈkʌs /








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You may knock," said he, when I began to percuss his chest, "but I am —— sure there's no one at home.

From The Stark Munro Letters by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

Some find it easier to percuss the dullness due to the heart in this way than by mediate percussion.

From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall




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