"plexor" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈplɛksə/ [UK] Forms: plexors [plural]
Etymology: From Hellenistic Ancient Greek πλῆξις (plêxis, “stroke”) + -or, after flexor etc. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|πλῆξις||stroke}} Ancient Greek πλῆξις (plêxis, “stroke”), {{af|en|-or}} -or Head templates: {{en-noun}} plexor (plural plexors)
  1. (medicine, now rare) A hammer (or other instrument) used to test a person's reflexes. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Medicine

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