- The act of percussing, or striking one body against
another; forcible collision, esp. such as gives a sound or report. - Hence: The effect of violent collision; vibratory
shock; impression of sound on the ear. - The act of tapping or striking the surface of the body
in order to learn the condition of the parts beneath by the sound
emitted or the sensation imparted to the fingers. Percussion is said to
be immediate if the blow is directly upon the body; if some
interventing substance, as a pleximeter, is, used, it is called
mediate.
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