Palpation
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
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)
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- tactual exploration
- plural
- Palpations
- possessive
- Palpation's
- pluralpossessive
- Palpations'