- pleximetry
- plex·im·e·try
English syllables. 2014.
pleximetry
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pleximetry — noun tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes • Syn: ↑percussion • Derivationally related forms: ↑percuss (for: ↑percussion) • Hypernyms: ↑auscultation * * * … Useful english dictionary
Pierre Adolphe Piorry — (1794 1879) was a French physician. He invented pleximetry (a method for the investigation of internal organs using percussion) and was the creator of medical terms toxin, toxemia and septicemia.References*Sakula, A.… … Wikipedia
Pierre Adolphe Piorry — Pierre Piorry Portrait de Pierre Piorry (1794 1879) Naissance 31 décembre 1794 … Wikipédia en Français
pleximeter — pleximetric /plek seuh me trik/, adj. pleximetry, n. /plek sim i teuhr/, n. Med. a small, thin plate, as of ivory, placed against the body to mediate the blow of a plexor. [1835 45; < Gk plêxi(s) stroke, percussion + METER] * * * … Universalium
