pleximeter
[ plek-sim-i-ter ]
/ plɛkˈsɪm ɪ tər /
noun Medicine/Medical.
a small, thin plate, as of ivory, placed against the body to mediate the blow of a plexor.
Origin of pleximeter
1835–45; < Greek
plêxi(s) stroke, percussion +
-meter
OTHER WORDS FROM pleximeter
plex·i·met·ric [plek-suh-me-trik] /ˌplɛk səˈmɛ trɪk/, adjective plex·im·e·try, nounWords nearby pleximeter
plexal,
plexectomy,
plexiform,
plexiform neurofibroma,
plexiglas,
pleximeter,
plexitis,
plexogenic,
plexor,
plexus,
plexus thyroideus impar
Example sentences from the Web for pleximeter
A percussion hammer and pleximeter may be purchased from any veterinary instrument maker.
Special Report on Diseases of Cattle |U.S. Department of AgriculturePercussion is sometimes practiced with the aid of a special percussion hammer and an object known as a pleximeter to strike upon.
Special Report on Diseases of Cattle |U.S. Department of AgricultureMoreover, one always has his hands, but may forget his hammer and pleximeter.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: |Louis Marshall Warfield
Medical definitions for pleximeter
pleximeter
[ plĕk-sĭm′ĭ-tər ]
n.
A small thin plate held against the body and struck with a plexor in diagnosis by percussion.