palpation
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pal·pate 1
(păl′pāt′)tr.v. pal·pat·ed, pal·pat·ing, pal·pates
To examine or explore by touching (an organ or area of the body), usually as a diagnostic aid.
pal·pa′tion n.
pal′pa′tor n.
pal′pa·tor′y (-pə-tôr′ē) adj.
pal·pate 2
(păl′pāt′)adj.
Having a palp or palps.
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Noun | 1. | palpation - a method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts when the examiner is a health professional) touching, touch - the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights" ballottement - a palpatory technique for feeling a floating object in the body (especially for determining the position of a fetus by feeling the rebound of the fetus after a quick digital tap on the wall of the uterus) examination, scrutiny - the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes) |
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palpation
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pal·pa·tion
n. palpación, acto de tocar y examinar con las manos un área del cuerpo.
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