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Defenition of the word palpation

    • Defenition of the word palpation

      • The 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 tumours, swelling, muscle tension, etc.
      • 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 for the word palpation

      • tactual exploration

    Hyponyms for the word palpation

      • ballottement

    Hypernyms for the word palpation

      • examination
      • feeling
      • inspection
      • scrutiny
      • touch
      • touching

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