Associations to the word «Palpation»
Noun
- Lymph
- Tenderness
- Abdomen
- Ultrasound
- Detecting
- Examination
- Spleen
- Inspection
- Quadrant
- Enlargement
- Uterus
- Pulse
- Swelling
- Iodine
- Diagnosis
- Examiner
- Ovary
- Artery
- Tendon
- Imaging
- Node
- Percussion
- Lesion
- Gland
- Tissue
- Pain
- Liver
- Trigger
- Breast
- Muscle
- Lump
- Sensor
- Probe
- Joint
- Patient
- Vibration
- Deficiency
- Vein
- Landmark
- Sign
- Symptom
- Needle
- Physician
- Limb
- Exam
- Practitioner
- Sensation
- Assessment
- Evaluation
- Pressure
- Skin
- Organ
- Parameter
- Monitoring
- Measurement
- Finger
- Wrist
- Nerve
- Surgery
- Touch
Adjective
Wiktionary
PALPATION, 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.
Dictionary definition
PALPATION, noun. 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).
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