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Descriptor English: Percussion
Descriptor Spanish: Percusión
Descriptor percusión
Scope note: Acto de golpear una parte con golpes cortos y definidos como ayuda en el diagnóstico de determinada afección mediante el sonido obtenido.
Descriptor Portuguese: Percussão
Descriptor French: Percussion
Entry term(s): Percussions
Tree number(s): E01.370.600.610
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010474
Scope note: Act of striking a part with short, sharp blows as an aid in diagnosing the condition beneath the sound obtained.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
DeCS ID: 10666
Unique ID: D010474
NLM Classification: WB 278
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/06/05
Percussion - Preferred
Concept UI M0016274
Scope note Act of striking a part with short, sharp blows as an aid in diagnosing the condition beneath the sound obtained.
Preferred term Percussion
Entry term(s) Percussions



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