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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A small, rubber-headed hammer used in examination or diagnosis by percussion.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. That which strikes in percussion; a percussion-hammer.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. (medicine) a small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexes

Etymologies

  1. From Greek plēxis, a blow, from plēssein, plēg-, to strike. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  • reesetee That weird little rubber-headed hammer the doctor uses to test your reflexes. Feb 26, 2007

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