percuss *v.*(较少用,尤见于医学)叩击、轻敲(身体表面以判断内部情况);也可泛指敲打、击打。常见相关名词为 percussion(叩诊/打击乐)。
/ˈpɝːkʌs/
The doctor percussed his chest to check his lungs.
医生叩击他的胸部来检查肺部情况。
By percussing along the ribcage and comparing both sides, the clinician detected an abnormal dull sound suggestive of fluid.
临床医生沿着肋骨叩击并比较两侧,发现异常的浊音,提示可能有液体积聚。
来自拉丁语 percutere(per- “贯穿、完全” + quatere “击打、摇动”),意为“击打、敲击”。在医学语境中逐渐专门化为“叩诊”这一检查动作;与 percussion 同源。