# pleximeter

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Something used to absorb the energy generated by the strike from a percussion hammer, during medical percussion. Usually this is simply the doctor's hand.
2. Something used to absorb the energy generated by the strike from a percussion hammer, during medical percussion. Usually this is simply the doctor's hand.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek πλῆξις (plêxis, “stroke, percussion”) + -meter.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pleximeter