noun
- Plural of plessor; small hammers or mallets used by physicians to test reflexes or strike the body during medical examination.
Usage: medical; also spelled 'plexors'
Examples
- The doctor used plessors to test the patient's knee reflexes.
- Medical students learn to use plessors correctly during their clinical training.
- The examination kit included several plessors of different sizes.
- Plessors are essential diagnostic tools in neurology.