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plexor (plek′sər)

noun

Med. a small hammer with a soft head, as of rubber, formerly used in percussion

Etymology: ModL < Gr plēxis, a striking, akin to plēssein, to strike < IE *plēk-, a stroke < base *plā-, flat > plain

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