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palpation

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noun palpations

countable, uncountable 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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noun in medicine

中文	触診 chùzhěn
Deutsch	Palpation
Ελληνικά	ψηλάφιση psiláfisi, ψαύση psáfsi
Română	palpare, palpație

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@misc{palpation_2026,
  title = {palpation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/palpation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}