percussion (redirected from palpatory percussion)

percussion

1. the act, an instance, or an effect of percussing

2. Music the family of instruments in which sound arises from the striking of materials with sticks, hammers, or the hands

3. Music

a. instruments of this family constituting a section of an orchestra, band, etc.

b. (as modifier): a percussion ensemble

4. Med the act of percussing a body surface

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percussion [pər′kəsh·ən]

(medicine)

The act of striking or firmly tapping the surface of the body with a finger or a small hammer to elicit sounds, or vibratory sensations, of diagnostic value.

(ordnance)

Setting off an explosive charge by a sharp blow, as of a gun hammer.