Percuss /(pẽr*kŭs")/

Per·cuss

Percuss

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Percussed; p. pr. & vb. n. Percussing

  1. To strike smartly; to strike upon or against; as, to percuss the chest in medical examination.
    Flame percussed by air giveth a noise.

Percuss

v. i.
  1. To strike or tap in an examination by percussion. See Percussion, 3. (Med.)