percuss
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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
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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]
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percuss
Past participle: percussed
Gerund: percussing
| Imperative |
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| percuss |
| percuss |
| Present |
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| I percuss |
| you percuss |
| he/she/it percusses |
| we percuss |
| you percuss |
| they percuss |
| Preterite |
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| I percussed |
| you percussed |
| he/she/it percussed |
| we percussed |
| you percussed |
| they percussed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am percussing |
| you are percussing |
| he/she/it is percussing |
| we are percussing |
| you are percussing |
| they are percussing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have percussed |
| you have percussed |
| he/she/it has percussed |
| we have percussed |
| you have percussed |
| they have percussed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was percussing |
| you were percussing |
| he/she/it was percussing |
| we were percussing |
| you were percussing |
| they were percussing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had percussed |
| you had percussed |
| he/she/it had percussed |
| we had percussed |
| you had percussed |
| they had percussed |
| Future |
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| I will percuss |
| you will percuss |
| he/she/it will percuss |
| we will percuss |
| you will percuss |
| they will percuss |
| Future Perfect |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| I would percuss |
| you would percuss |
| he/she/it would percuss |
| we would percuss |
| you would percuss |
| they would percuss |
| Past Conditional |
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| 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 1. percuss - strike or tap firmly; "the doctor percussed his chest and back"
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Translations
percuss
vt (Med) → perkutieren (spec), → abklopfen
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per·cuss
v. percutir, producir una percusión.
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