The act of percussing, or striking one body against another; forcible collision, esp. such as gives a sound or report.
Hence: The effect of violent collision; vibratory shock; impression of sound on the ear.
The act of tapping or striking the surface of the body in order to learn the condition of the parts beneath by the sound emitted or the sensation imparted to the fingers. Percussion is said to be immediate if the blow is directly upon the body; if some interventing substance, as a pleximeter, is, used, it is called mediate.
Flaking technique that uses a direct strike such as a hammer stone hitting a piece of lithic material. Also soft hammer percussion technique, direct strike from a bone, antler, or wood hammer tool.
The act of striking a bodily part with short, sharp blows as a diagnostic aid that reveals the condition of that area of the body
being the sudden impact of psychic force, or the use of ectoplasmic rods, causes raps that are audible to the ear. Raps can vary from feint taps to sledge hammer blows
In chest physiotherapy, a technique that includes clapping and vibrating the chest wall with one's hands.
An instrument, such as a drum, xylophone, piano, or maraca, in which sound is produced by one object striking another or by being scraped or shaken.
Tapping the surface of the body to assess the organs/tissue beneath it. For example, tapping the chest and listening to the sounds produced. Normal lung tissue sounds hollow, but if the lung tissue is full of mucus, blood or other fluid, then it sounds more solid.
A category of band that includes the drum line and pit.
act of striking (percussing) an underlying part of the body using short, sharp blows; aids in diagnosing the part by the quality of the sound produced
instruments that derive their sound from being shook or struck
Forcefully tapping areas of the chest to dislodge and mobilize secretions.
the act of striking a part with short, sharp blows as an aid in diagnosing the condition of the parts beneath by the sound obtained.
the act of playing a percussion instrument
the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments
tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes
A family of instruments in which sound is produced by striking the instrument
One of the four families of instruments in the orchestra. These include any instrument that is struck, shaken, or scraped.
Instruments made of sonorous material that produce strong sounds of definite or indefinite pitch when shaken or struck. Percussion instruments include the drums, rattles, bells, gongs and xylophones.
Instruments that are 'hit' to create a sound.
the family of instruments that are sounded by striking or shaking (and sometimes rubbing or whirling). It is the family of drums, bells, cymbals, etc.
musical instruments that produce sound by being struck, scraped, shaken, or plucked - includes mebranophones and idiophones; [percussive] a mode or approach to playing an instrument
the steady application to a body part of a rhythmic mechanical force to induce a harmonic vibration in the tissues for a therapeutic effect; developed by Robert C. Fulford, D.O.
Forceful tapping on congested parts of the chest to facilitate postural drainage in persons with people with high-level tetraplegia.
General name for instruments which are sounded by striking or shaking, such as drums and tambourines;
An assessment method in which the surface of the body is struck with the fingertips to obtain sounds that can be heard or vibrations that can be felt. It can determine the position, size, and consistency of an internal organ. It is done over the chest to determine the presence of normal air content in the lungs, and over the abdomen to evaluate air in the loops of the intestine.
Tapping the body as an aid in diagnosing the condition of parts beneath by the sound obtained, much as one taps on the barrel to detect its fullness.
A forceful, rhythmical pattern applied to the chest wall of a patient, performed by cupping the hands or with a mechanical device. Assists in loosening of secretions and aids in the process of removal
Percussion is a method used by a doctor to find out about the changes in the thorax or abdomen. It is done by tapping on a surface to determine the underlying structure. It is one of the four methods of clinical examination: inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation.