Percussion (medicine)/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Percussion (medicine).

Act of striking a part with short, sharp blows as an aid in diagnosing the condition beneath the sound obtained.

This definition is at least in part based on: Anonymous (2024), Percussion (medicine) (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.