palpation
Plural: palpations
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)
- 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.
Origin / Etymology
From palpate + -ion.
Synonyms
tactual exploration
Scrabble Score: 13
palpation: valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordpalpation: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
palpation: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 17
palpation is a valid Words With Friends word