percussion
111threshold percussion — percussion by tapping lightly with the finger upon a glass rod pleximeter, one end of which, fitted with a rubber cap, rests on an intercostal space; the rod is held at an angle to the body surface, parallel to the borders of the organ to be… …
112comparative percussion — percussion of two or more areas in order to compare the sounds obtained …
113deep percussion — percussion in which a firm blow is struck in order to obtain a note from a deep seated tissue …
114finger percussion — percussion in which the fingers of one hand are used as a plexor, and those of the other as a pleximeter …
115fist percussion — percussion in which the fist is brought down with a moderate thump over the area to be tested …
116immediate percussion — percussion in which no pleximeter is used …
117instrumental percussion — percussion in which a plexor or hammer is used …
118piano percussion — percussion by striking the body by the four fingers one after the other, beginning with the little finger; called also Murphy p …
119Plesch percussion — percussion within the intercostal spaces to avoid setting the ribs into vibration, the pleximeter finger with the proximal interphalangeal joint flexed at a right angle …
120slapping percussion — percussion made by a slapping blow: used in comparing the resonance …