[pəˈkʌs], (Verb)

Definitions:
- gently tap (a part of the body) with a finger or an instrument as part of a diagnosis
(e.g: the bladder was percussed)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century (in the general sense ‘give a blow to’): from Latin percuss- ‘struck forcibly’, from the verb percutere, from per- ‘through’ + quatere ‘to shake, strike’