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Palpation - What does it mean?

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palpation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (medicine) The act of 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 tumors, swelling, muscle tension, etc.

    • Related terms

    * palp * palpability * palpable * palpate * palpiform * palpitate * palpitation

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    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.