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Palpation

noun
1.
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).  Synonym: tactual exploration.





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"Palpation" Quotes from Famous Books



... an injury in the region of the shoulder the patient should be seated on a low stool or chair. After inspecting the parts from the front, the surgeon stands behind the patient and systematically examines by palpation the shoulder girdle and upper end of the humerus. The uninjured side should be examined along with the ...
— Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. • Alexander Miles


Words linked to "Palpation" :   ballottement, scrutiny, tactual exploration, touch, examination, touching, palpate


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