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Meaning of PALPATION

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [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)
 
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 Synonyms: tactual exploration
 
 See Also: ballottement, examination, scrutiny, touch, touching

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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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Medical Dictionary
 
 Definition: Examination by pressing on the surface of the body to feel the organs or tissues underneath.
 
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Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: Palpation is a method of clinical examination in which the examiner attempts to feel the condition of the abdominal organs by applying his/her hands on the abdominal wall.
 
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