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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palpation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | tactual exploration |
| Type of | examination, scrutiny, touch, touching |
| Has types | ballottement |
| Derivation | palpate |
Examples of palpation
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Where that stands on the glamour scale next to palpation of uteri was unclear.
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Doctors currently use conventional palpation to detect such thromboses.
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Blockage of qi is thought to be manifested as tenderness on palpation.
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Humans do not know from one palpation to the next exactly how much force they are applying.
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Utilizes diagnostic techniques, such as observation, palpation, percussion or auscultation.
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Auscultation is sometimes done before percussion and palpation, unlike in other examinations.
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Upon arrival at the University of Arizona, severe tenderness to abdominal palpation was elicited.
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With palpation, the veterinarian or breeder manually feels inside the llama to detect a pregnancy.
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Enumeration of 1120 illnesses and recommended diagnosis by inspection, palpation and auscultation.
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- 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)
- (palpate) examine (a body part) by palpation; "The nurse palpated the patient's stomach"; "The runner felt her pulse"
- (palpatory) relating to or involving palpation
- Palpation is used as part of a physical examination in which an object is felt (usually with the hands of a healthcare practitioner) to determine its size, shape, firmness, or location. Palpation should not be confused with palpitation, which is an awareness of the beating of the heart.
- (palpate) to examine, or otherwise explore, (usually an area or organ of the human body) by feeling it; of palp, or having palp
- (palpate) to examine by touch; to feel
- (Palpate) To feel a pregnant does underside to determine whether or not she is pregnant, usually not less than 12 or more than 14 days into the pregnancy.
- (Palpate) is another term for feel. We palpate internal and external body parts by feeling them with our hands and fingers, checking for normal as well as abnormal.
- (palpate) To feel with the hands. The second component of physical examination after inspection.
