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1.NounSomething used to absorb the energy generated by the strike from a percussion hammer, during medical percussion. Usually this is simply the doctor's hand.
a small, hard plate, made of ivory, bone, or rubber, placed in contact with the body to absorb such a shock.
2.Nouna small, hard plate, made of ivory, bone, or rubber, placed in contact with the body to absorb such a shock.