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English noun: palpation

1. palpation (act) 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)


Synonymstactual exploration


Broader (hypernym)examination, scrutiny, touch, touching


Narrower (hyponym)ballottement









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