plessorn.

Brit.

/ˈplɛsə/, U.S.

/ˈplɛsər/

Forms: 1800s plesser, 1800s– plessor.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plessimeter n., -or suffix.

Etymology: < pless- (in plessimeter n.) + -or suffix. Compare plexor n.With the form plesser compare -er suffix¹.

Medicine. Now rare.

= plexor n.

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1844 R. Dunglison Dict. Med. Sci. (ed. 4) Plesser, plexor.

1870 S. J. Gee Auscult. & Percuss. i. iv. 62 From time to time divers plessors have been contrived.

1889 Lancet 19 Jan. 109/2 No doubt valuable information is gained with the finger or fingers thus used as a pleximeter, and a finger or fingers of the right hand as a plessor.

1936 Lancet 14 Nov. 1174/1 On tapping lightly over the base with the plessor finger and feeling below with the palm of the hand, we noticed a peculiar tremulous fremitus which reminded me of the ‘hydatid thrill’.

1974 W. Thomson Med. Dict. 650/1 Percussion is an aid to diagnosis practised by striking the body with the fingers or with an instrument known as a plessor, in such a way as to make it give out a note.

1998 Philadelphia Citypaper (Electronic ed.) 25 June–2 July Trained professionals constantly check on his health: they might tap his knees and elbows with a plessor, stick an otoscope up his nose and in his ears, check his blood pressure.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plessor
释义	plessorn. Brit. /ˈplɛsə/, U.S. /ˈplɛsər/ Forms: 1800s plesser, 1800s– plessor. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plessimeter n., -or suffix. Etymology: < pless- (in plessimeter n.) + -or suffix. Compare plexor n.With the form plesser compare -er suffix¹. Medicine. Now rare. = plexor n. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > other surgical equipment > [noun] > percussion hammer plessor1844 plexor1844 percussion hammer1848 percussor1867 the world > health and disease > healing > diagnosis or prognosis > examination > [noun] > auscultation > percussion > instruments used in pleximeter1826 plessimeter1831 plessor1844 plexor1844 percussion hammer1848 plegometer1853 percussor1867 plessigraph1870 1844 R. Dunglison Dict. Med. Sci. (ed. 4) Plesser, plexor. 1870 S. J. Gee Auscult. & Percuss. i. iv. 62 From time to time divers plessors have been contrived. 1889 Lancet 19 Jan. 109/2 No doubt valuable information is gained with the finger or fingers thus used as a pleximeter, and a finger or fingers of the right hand as a plessor. 1936 Lancet 14 Nov. 1174/1 On tapping lightly over the base with the plessor finger and feeling below with the palm of the hand, we noticed a peculiar tremulous fremitus which reminded me of the ‘hydatid thrill’. 1974 W. Thomson Med. Dict. 650/1 Percussion is an aid to diagnosis practised by striking the body with the fingers or with an instrument known as a plessor, in such a way as to make it give out a note. 1998 Philadelphia Citypaper (Electronic ed.) 25 June–2 July Trained professionals constantly check on his health: they might tap his knees and elbows with a plessor, stick an otoscope up his nose and in his ears, check his blood pressure. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1844
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