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per·cuss

(pər-kŭs′)

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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percuss

(pəˈkʌs)

vb (tr)

1. to strike sharply, rapidly, or suddenly

2. (Medicine) med to tap on (a body surface) with the fingertips or a special hammer to aid diagnosis or for therapeutic purposes

[C16: from Latin percutere, from per- through + quatere to shake]

perˈcussor n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

per•cuss

(pərˈkʌs)

v.t.

1. to use percussion for diagnosis or therapy.

2. to strike (something) so as to shake or shock.

[1550–60; < Latin percussus, past participle of percutere to strike hard, beat]

percuss

Past participle: percussed
Gerund: percussing

Imperative
percuss
percuss

Present
I percuss
you percuss
he/she/it percusses
we percuss
you percuss
they percuss

Preterite
I percussed
you percussed
he/she/it percussed
we percussed
you percussed
they percussed

Present Continuous
I am percussing
you are percussing
he/she/it is percussing
we are percussing
you are percussing
they are percussing

Present Perfect
I have percussed
you have percussed
he/she/it has percussed
we have percussed
you have percussed
they have percussed

Past Continuous
I was percussing
you were percussing
he/she/it was percussing
we were percussing
you were percussing
they were percussing

Past Perfect
I had percussed
you had percussed
he/she/it had percussed
we had percussed
you had percussed
they had percussed

Future
I will percuss
you will percuss
he/she/it will percuss
we will percuss
you will percuss
they will percuss

Future Perfect
I will have percussed
you will have percussed
he/she/it will have percussed
we will have percussed
you will have percussed
they will have percussed

Future Continuous
I will be percussing
you will be percussing
he/she/it will be percussing
we will be percussing
you will be percussing
they will be percussing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been percussing
you have been percussing
he/she/it has been percussing
we have been percussing
you have been percussing
they have been percussing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been percussing
you will have been percussing
he/she/it will have been percussing
we will have been percussing
you will have been percussing
they will have been percussing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been percussing
you had been percussing
he/she/it had been percussing
we had been percussing
you had been percussing
they had been percussing

Conditional
I would percuss
you would percuss
he/she/it would percuss
we would percuss
you would percuss
they would percuss

Past Conditional
I would have percussed
you would have percussed
he/she/it would have percussed
we would have percussed
you would have percussed
they would have percussed

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Verb

percuss - strike or tap firmly; "the doctor percussed his chest and back"

tap, tip - strike lightly; "He tapped me on the shoulder"

Translations

percutir

percuss

vt (Med) → perkutieren (spec), → abklopfen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

per·cuss

v. percutir, producir una percusión.

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