-repercussion-

n. [ L. repercussio: cf. F. répercussion. ] 1. The act of driving back, or the state of being driven back; reflection; reverberation; as, the repercussion of sound. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ever echoing back in endless repercussion. Hare. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mus.) Rapid reiteration of the same sound. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Med.) The subsidence of a tumor or eruption by the action of a repellent. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]