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Auenbrugger
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Au·en·brug·ger (oun-brgr), Leopold 1722-1809.
Austrian physician who in 1761 developed the technique of using percussion to diagnose diseases of the thorax and lungs.
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Leopold Auenbrugger gave the world of medicine the invaluable tool of "percussion.
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Leopold Auenbrugger (1722-1809) was the first to use percussion of the chest in diagnosis in 1754 in Vienna.
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