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Palpation

Palpation Meaning & Definition
Palpation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Palpation?

[n] 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)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Palpation: tactual exploration

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See Also | ballottement | examination | scrutiny | touch | touching

Palpation In Webster's Dictionary

\Pal*pa"tion\, n. [L. palpatio, fr. palpare. See {Palpable}.] 1. Act of touching or feeling. 2. (Med.) Examination of a patient by touch. --Quain.

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