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Palpation - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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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) [syn: tactual
exploration]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Palpation : \Pal*pa"tion\, n. [L. palpatio, fr. palpare. See
Palpable.]
1. Act of touching or feeling.
2. (Med.) Examination of a patient by touch. --Quain.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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