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(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..
Use palpation when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Palpation means (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..
Common synonyms include tactual exploration.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use palpation where its definition matches the intended context.
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