Over the heart, where there is no air, the sound given out, when the chest is Percussed, corresponds very nearly to the sound produced when the thigh is tapped.
"Makers of Modern Medicine"
James J. Walsh
The foot is then examined-pared, Percussed, pinched, and in other ways manipulated-but nothing further is forthcoming.
"Diseases of the Horse's Foot"
Harry Caulton Reeks
After extreme expiration, if the thoracic walls be Percussed, this capacity will be found much diminished; and the extreme limits of the thoracic space, which during full inspiration yielded a clear sound, indicative of the presence of the lung, will now, on percussion, manifest a dull sound, in consequence of the absence of the lung, which has receded from the place previously occupied.
"Surgical Anatomy"
Joseph Maclise