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   Percuss , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Percussed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Percussing.] [L. percussus, p. p. of percutere; per + quatere to shake, strike. See Quash.] To strike smartly; to strike upon or against; as, to percuss the chest in medical examination.
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   Flame percussed by air giveth a noise.
   Bacon.
   
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   Percuss, v. i. (Med.) To strike or tap in an examination by percussion. See Percussion, 3.
   Quain.
   
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