palpation

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

palpation
    n 1: 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}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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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