percullist

An obsolete variant of portcullis. percunctatort (pėr-kungk'tā-tor), n. [L. per, through, + cunctator, one who hesitates, procrastinating person. percunctorilyt (per-kungk'tō-ri-li), adv. [Irreg. (in imitation of perfunctorily ) or listle manner. This is he that makes men serve God percunctorily, perRev. T. Adams, Works, II. 46. (Daries.) functorily; to go slowly to it, to sit idly at it. current1.] In bot., length; running percurrent (per-kur'ent), a. [L. percurren (t-)s, ppr. of percurrere, rün or pa through, per, through, h, + currere, run: see currentl.] running through the entire lengt through from top to bottom, as the midrib of a dicotyledonous leaf, the nerve of a mo -leaf, top or a gra -palet, etc. It notes specifically nervilles that traverse the entire arc a from one secondary or tertiary nerve to another. See nervation. percursory (pėr-kėr'sō-ri), a. [ percu (pér-kus'), v. t. [ For we do love to cherish lofty spirits, Such as percu ever the earth, and bound With an erected countenance to the clouds. Beau . and Fl ., Laws of Candy, ii. 1. 2. Specifically, in med.: (a) To tap or strike for diagnostic purposes. See percu ion, 4 ( a ). When some light body, called a ple imeter, whether a finger of the left hand, or a piece of wood or the like made for the purpose, is placed firmly on the body of the patient and he is tapped through this, the act is called mediate cu ion, in distinction from immediate percu ion, where the body is directly tapped. The tapping is done either with the fingers of the right hand or with a small hammer. The sounds elicited by percu ion are the most significant effects obtained, though the resistance felt, or pain or muscular contractions produced, may be of value. (b) To tap or strike for therapeutic purposes. See percu ion, 4 ( b ).