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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Percuss

/(pẽr*kŭs")/ · Per·cuss · IPA /pɚˈkʌs/
01 v. t. To strike smartly; to strike upon or against; as, to percuss the chest in medical examination.
imp. & p. p. Percussed; p. pr. & vb. n. Percussing
  1. 1.
    To strike smartly; to strike upon or against; as, to percuss the chest in medical examination.
    “Flame percussed by air giveth a noise.” — Bacon.
02 v. i. To strike or tap in an examination by percussion. See Percussion, 3.
  1. 1.
    To strike or tap in an examination by percussion. See Percussion, 3.(Med.) See: Percussion