Percussion
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Introduction
- Examination to assess the density of a body part, primarily the chest or abdomen, performed by tapping the finger on the surface & listening to the sound produced. This procedure may suffice to outline the liver, the tip of the spleen or the air-filled portion of the lung.
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
