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English Thesaurus

1. (medicine) a small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexes (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	hammer,
definition	:	a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking (noun.artifact)

domain category	:	medical specialty, medicine,
definition	:	the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	percuss,
definition	:	strike or tap firmly (verb.contact)

derivation	:	percuss,
definition	:	strike or tap firmly (verb.contact)