\Per*cuss"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Percussed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Percussing}.] [L. percussus, p. p. of percutere; per
+ quatere to shake, strike. See {Quash}.]
To strike smartly; to strike upon or against; as, to percuss
the chest in medical examination.
      Flame percussed by air giveth a noise.   --Bacon.

\Per*cuss"\, v. i. (Med.)
To strike or tap in an examination by percussion. See
{Percussion}, 3. --Quain.