"pleximeter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pleximeters [plural], plexometer [alternative]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek πλῆξις (plêxis, “stroke, percussion”) + -meter. Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|πλῆξις||stroke, percussion}} Ancient Greek πλῆξις (plêxis, “stroke, percussion”), {{suffix|en||meter}} + -meter Head templates: {{en-noun}} pleximeter (plural pleximeters)
  1. (medicine) 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.
    Sense id: en-pleximeter-en-noun-gQCM5gNC Categories (other): Medicine, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -meter, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -meter: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 50 50 Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. (medicine) 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.
    a small, hard plate, made of ivory, bone, or rubber, placed in contact with the body to absorb such a shock.
    Sense id: en-pleximeter-en-noun-YKLth9r7 Categories (other): Medicine, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -meter, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -meter: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 50 50 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (instrument): plexímetre [masculine] (Catalan), plessimétre [masculine] (French), plessimetro [masculine] (Italian), plexímetro [masculine] (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'instrument': 0 0

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