'Palpation' definitions:

Definition of 'palpation'

(from WordNet)
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) [syn: palpation, tactual exploration]

Definition of 'Palpation'

From: GCIDE
  • Palpation \Pal*pa"tion\, n. [L. palpatio, fr. palpare. See Palpable.]
  • 1. Act of touching or feeling. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Med.) Examination of a patient by touch. --Quain. [1913 Webster]

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