ballottement

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ballottement

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From French ballottement, from ballotter (“ballot”).

noun ballottements

countable, historical, uncountable A method of diagnosing pregnancy, in which the uterus is pushed with a finger to feel whether a foetus moves away and returns again.
countable, uncountable An increased amount of fluid in the suprapatellar pouch of the knee.

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"ballottement." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ballottement. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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ballottement. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ballottement

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"ballottement." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ballottement.

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@misc{ballottement_2026,
  title = {ballottement},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ballottement},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}