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PALPATION
palpation, tactual exploration
(noun) 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)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
palpation (countable and uncountable, plural palpations)
(medicine) The act of feeling or pushing on various parts of a patient’s body to determine medical condition such as the normality of organs or the presence or absence of tumors, swelling, muscle tension, etc.
Source: Wiktionary
Pal*pa"tion, n. Etym: [L. palpatio, fr. palpare. See Palpable.]
1. Act of touching or feeling.
2. (Med.)
Definition: Examination of a patient by touch. Quain.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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