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pleximeter

pleximeter

9.9
A small thin metal or ivory plate that doctors tap on the body to hear sounds
  • noun
  • /ˈplɛksɪˌmɛtər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : plexímetro
  • The doctor placed a pleximeter on the patient's chest before tapping it with a plexor.

Examples

  • A pleximeter is an essential tool for physicians practicing classical percussion examination.

  • Older models of the pleximeter were often made of ivory rather than metal.

  • The doctor used a pleximeter to check the patient's reflexes.

  • Do you have a pleximeter in your medical kit?

  • The doctor placed a pleximeter on the patient's chest before tapping it with a plexor.

  • Older models of the pleximeter were often made of ivory rather than metal.

  • A pleximeter is an essential tool for physicians practicing classical percussion examination.

Synonyms

plessimeter
vspleximeter
  • Specialized
9.9

A small thin metal plate that a doctor puts on the body to tap and hear sounds

has identical meaning but is an alternate spelling with a double s

Surface Forms

pleximeter singular
pleximeters plural

Morphology

pleximeter = plexi + meter

Although the word contains the recognizable suffix -meter, the initial element is a learned classical stem rather than a transparent English base, so the meaning of the medical instrument is not predictable from the parts.

Etymology

Pleximeter comes from roots that mean 'to strike' (plex-) and 'measure' (-meter, as in thermometer), so you can remember it as the small plate doctors 'tap' to check or 'measure' sounds in the body.