Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
pleurodont
pleurodynia
pleuron
pleuropneumonia
pleuston
Pleven
plexiform
Plexiglas
plexor
plexus
pliable
pliant
plica
plicate
plication
plié
pliers
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

plexor

plex·or [ pléksər ] (plural plex·ors)


noun 
Definition:
 
small hammer used in medical examinations: a small rubber-headed hammer formerly used to tap the body in a medical examination by percussion and in testing reflexes, e.g. by tapping the knee

[Mid-19th century. < Greek plēxis "percussion" < plēssein "to strike"]
Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft