Palpation

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Palpation \Pal*pa"tion\, n. [L. palpatio, fr. palpare. See
     {Palpable}.]
     1. Act of touching or feeling.
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     2. (Med.) Examination of a patient by touch. --Quain.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  palpation
       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) [syn: {tactual
           exploration}]