What does "repercussion" mean?
Repercussion: (Mus.) Rapid reiteration of the same sound.
Additional senses
- 2.(Med.) The subsidence of a tumor or eruption by the action of a repellent. Dunglison.
- 3.(Obstetrics) In a vaginal examination, the act of imparting through the uterine wall with the finger a shock to the fetus, so that it bounds upward, and falls back again against the examining finger.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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