| per·cuss
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tr.v. per·cussed, per·cuss·ing, per·cuss·es To strike or tap firmly, as in medical percussion: The doctor percussed the patient's chest. [Latin percutere, percuss-, to strike hard : per-, per- + quatere, to strike; see kwēt- in Indo-European roots.] |
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