PERCUSSED

Verb

percussed

simple past tense and past participle of percuss

Adjective

percussed (not comparable)

(heraldry) synonym of percussant

Source: Wiktionary


PERCUSS

Per*cuss", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Percussed; p. pr. & vb. n. Percussing.] Etym: [L. percussus, p.p. of percutere; per + quatere to shake, strike. See Quash.]

Definition: To strike smartly; to strike upon or against; as, to percuss the chest in medical examination. Flame percussed by air giveth a noise. Bacon.

Per*cuss", v. i. (Med.)

Definition: To strike or tap in an examination by percussion. See Percussion, 3. Quain.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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