| n. | 1. | The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation; |
| 2. | (Mus.) Rapid reiteration of the same sound. | |
| 3. | (Med.) The subsidence of a tumor or eruption by the action of a repellent. | |
| 4. | (Obstetrics) In a vaginal examination, the act of imparting through the uterine wall with the finger a shock to the fetus, so that it bounds upward, and falls back again against the examining finger. |
| Noun | 1. | repercussion - a remote or indirect consequence of some action; "his declaration had unforeseen repercussions"; "reverberations of the market crash were felt years later" Synonyms: reverberation |
| 2. | repercussion - a movement back from an impact |
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