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palpation

palpation noun: 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.

Noun

palpation (countable and uncountable, plural palpations)

  1. 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.

palpation meaning in Tamil

palpation in Tamil

அழுத்தச்சோதனை, தொட்டாய்வு, பரிசபரிசோதனை

Forms of palpation

pluralpalpations

Origin of palpation

From palpate + -ion.

Words formed from palpation

Words that rhyme with palpation

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Questions about palpation

What does palpation mean?
Palpation means 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.
What is palpation in Tamil?
Palpation in Tamil is அழுத்தச்சோதனை, தொட்டாய்வு, பரிசபரிசோதனை. See Palpation meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is palpation?
Palpation is a noun.
What is the plural of palpation?
The plural of palpation is palpations.

Words near palpation in the dictionary

  1. palpatable
  2. palpate
  3. palpated
  4. palpates
  5. palpating
  6. palpation
  7. palpational
  8. palpations
  9. palpative
  10. palpator
  11. palpators

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