plessor

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ples′ər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ples•sor  (ples′ər),USA pronunciation n. [Med.]
  1. Medicineplexor.
  • Greek plé̄ss(ein) to strike + -or2

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
plessor / ˈplɛsə/
  1. another word for plexor
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
plex•or  (plek′sər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Medicinea small hammer with a soft rubber head or the like, used in percussion for diagnostic purposes.Also, percussor, plessor. 
  • Greek plêx(is) stroke, percussion + -or2
  • 1835–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
plexor / ˈplɛksə/, plessor
  1. a small hammer with a rubber head for use in percussion of the chest and testing reflexes
Etymology: 19th Century: from Greek plēxis a stroke, from plēssein to strike
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