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plex•im•e•ter
(plek sim′i tər),USA pronunciation n. Med.
plex•i•met•ric
(plek′sə me′trik),USA pronunciation adj.
plex•im′e•try, n.
- Medicinea small, thin plate, as of ivory, placed against the body to mediate the blow of a plexor.
- Greek plêxi(s) stroke, percussion + -meter
- 1835–45;