Palpation Definition

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.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:

Other Word Forms of Palpation

Noun

Singular:
palpation
Plural:
palpations

Origin of Palpation

  • From palpate + -tion

    From Wiktionary

Palpation Sentence Examples

  • Students give and receive massage, learning a range of techniques, including acupressure, channel work and palpation.

  • The doctor takes a medical history and performs a physical examination, including visual inspection and palpation (feeling with the hands) of the marks.

  • This is the most important assessment and can be determined by auscultation with a stethoscope or palpation at the junction of the umbilical cord and skin.

  • Inspection and palpation of the entire body is necessary following high-energy blunt trauma, especially in the presence of an altered sensorium.

  • At 33 days gestation, the opportunity to have your vet confirm a pregnancy through palpation has passed.

Related Articles

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to palpation using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

PPAPAL

Words Ending With

NONION

Unscrambles

palpation

Words Starting With P and Ending With N

Starts With P & Ends With NStarts With PA & Ends With NStarts With P & Ends With ON

Word Length

9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With P9 Letter Words Ending With N