Pleximeter
[plek-sim-i-ter] /plɛkˈsɪm ɪ tər/
noun, Medicine/Medical.
1.
a small, thin plate, as of ivory, placed against the body to mediate the blow of a plexor.
pleximeter plex·im·e·ter (plěk-sĭm’ĭ-tər) or ples·sim·e·ter (plě-sĭm’-) or plex·om·e·ter (plěk-sŏm’-)
n.
A small thin plate held against the body and struck with a plexor in diagnosis by percussion.
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