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orthopercussion
orthopercussion n.
Brit. 
/ˌɔːθə(ʊ)pəˈkʌʃn/
, /ˌɔːθə(ʊ)pəˈkʌʃn/U.S. /ˌɔrθoʊpərˈkəʃ(ə)n/
[after German Orthoperkussion (1906 or earlier)] Medicine diagnostic percussion in which the distal phalanx of the finger used as a pleximeter is held perpendicular to the body surface, rather than flat against the body./ˌɔrθoʊpərˈkəʃ(ə)n/ΘΚΠ
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percussion1821
pleximetry1848
plessimetry1879
orthopercussion1907
1907 Practitioner Apr. 530 The chief disadvantage of Goldscheider's ortho-percussion is that it requires an absolutely silent room.
1916 L. F. Barker Monogr. Med. II. 499 In orthopercussion, the force of the blow is directed exactly perpendicular to the surface.
1966 Lancet 31 Dec. 1469/1 The technique of percussion (ortho~percussion) of the patient's abdomen in order to recognise peritoneal irritation is shown.
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