"plexor" meaning in English

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Noun

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
    Sense id: en-plexor-en-noun-Vc2Nsd~O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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