percussion

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percussion

Summary

percussion ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (235 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • percussion is a type of physical examination[2].
  • percussion's Commons category is recorded as Percussion (medicine)[3].
  • percussion's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[4].
  • percussion's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[5].
  • percussion's different from is recorded as percussion instrument[6].

Body

Definition and Type

percussion is a type of physical examination[2].

Why It Matters

percussion ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (235 views/month).[1] percussion has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] percussion is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of
    Aliases
    Subclass of physical examination
    Different from percussion instrument
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007536095805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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