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pleximeter
[ plek-sim-i-ter ]
noun
, Medicine/Medical.
- a small, thin plate, as of ivory, placed against the body to mediate the blow of a plexor.
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Other Words From
- plex·i·met·ric [plek-s, uh, -, me, -trik], adjective
- plex·ime·try noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pleximeter1
1835–45; < Greek plêxi(s) stroke, percussion + -meter
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Example Sentences
Moreover, one always has his hands, but may forget his hammer and pleximeter.
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The little hammer and hard rubber, celluloid, bone, or ivory pleximeter does not seem to me to be nearly as good as the fingers.
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A percussion hammer and pleximeter may be purchased from any veterinary instrument maker.
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Percussion is sometimes practiced with the aid of a special percussion hammer and an object known as a pleximeter to strike upon.
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