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palpation

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun palpation has 1 sense

palpation(n = noun.act) tactual exploration - 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); Array

is a kind of touch, touching, examination, scrutiny

has particulars: ballottement

Derived form verb palpate₁

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palpation, n. [L. palpatio, fr. palpare. See Palpable.].

Act of touching or feeling. [1913 Webster]
Examination of a patient by touch. Quain. [1913 Webster]

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palpation

Touch

N touch, tact, taction, tactility, feeling, palpation, palpability, contrectation, manipulation, massage, hand, finger, forefinger, thumb, paw, feeler, antenna, palpus, tactual, tactile, tangible, palpable, lambent.

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