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English
Etymology
From palpate + -ion.
Pronunciation
Noun
palpation (countable and uncountable, plural palpations)
- (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.
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Further reading
- “palpation”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “palpation”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “palpation”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin palpātiōnem, or from palper + -ation.
Pronunciation
Noun
palpation f (plural palpations)
- palpation
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