palpation 1
noundomain: activity
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
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)
Hypernym
touch 5
noun
the act of putting two things together with no space between them
examination 1
noun
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
Pertainym (pertains to noun)
palpatory 1
adjective
relating to or involving palpation
EnglishDerivationally related form
palpate 1
verb
examine (a body part) by palpation
Hyponym
ballottement 1
noun
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)
