palpation

Etymology

palpate +‎ -ion

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

palpation (countable and uncountable, plural palpations)

1. (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.

Further reading

• palpation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• palpation in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• palpation at OneLook Dictionary Search

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin palpātiō, or from palper +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pal.pa.sjɔ̃/

Noun

palpation f (plural palpations)

1. palpation

Further reading

• “palpation” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).