threshold percussion

threshold percussion
percussion by tapping lightly with the finger upon a glass rod pleximeter, one end of which, fitted with a rubber cap, rests on an intercostal space; the rod is held at an angle to the body surface, parallel to the borders of the organ to be delimited. This method confines the percussion vibrations to a restricted area. Called also Goldscheider p.

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