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/ˈpalˌpāt/,
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palpated, past participle; palpates, 3rd person singular present; palpating, present participle; palpated, past tense;
  1. Examine (a part of the body) by touch, esp. for medical purposes

  1. examine (a body part) by palpation; "The nurse palpated the patient's stomach"; "The runner felt her pulse"
  2. (palpation) 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)
  3. (palpatory) relating to or involving palpation
  4. Palpation is used as part of a physical examination in which an object is felt (usually with the hands of a healthcare practitioner) to determine its size, shape, firmness, or location. Palpation should not be confused with palpitation, which is an awareness of the beating of the heart.
  5. to examine, or otherwise explore, (usually an area or organ of the human body) by feeling it; of palp, or having palp
  6. (palpation) 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
  7. (palpation) Examination by pressing on the surface of the body to feel the organs or tissues underneath.
  8. (Palpation) The act of examining the spine with your fingers.
  9. (palpation) examination by feeling part of the body.
  10. (palpation) (pal-pay-shun) using the hands to examine. A palpable mass is one that can be felt.
  11. (PALPATION) Touching the body lightly or deeply in a stationary position is called static palpation. It is used to check the shape, size, and/or consistency (status) of an organ or tissue. Motion palpation involves touching the body over a part, while the body is moved. ...
  12. (Palpation) A diagnostic method in TCM where the physician takes the patient’s pulse and feels the skin, hands, feet, chest, abdomen and other areas of the body for abnormalities and changes. ...
  13. (Palpation) A method of examining by touch used to determine if a doe is pregnant and will bear young.
  14. (Palpation) Another word for feeling eg. abdominal palpation is feeling the abdomen for abnormal masses.
  15. (Palpation) Examination by touch. Palpation is one of several methods chiropractors use to assess tissue beneath the skin, like muscle, ligament, tendon, bone and fat. Using their hands, chiropractors can palpate tissue to determine its size, consistency, mobility and general health.
  16. (Palpation) Manipulation of a joint.
  17. (Palpation) Physical entrance by a veterinarian through a mare's anus to feel or "palpate" her ovaries and uterus to determine breeding soundness, follicular activity (readiness to breed), uterine condition, or pregnancy.
  18. (Palpation) The art of examination by feel. Looking for abnormalities of skin, muscle, joint and bone.
  19. (Palpation) This refers to blood pressure taken under emergency conditions when listening for the systolic and diastolic pressures with a stethoscope is impossible. Taken by feeling (palpation) the pulse.
  20. (Palpation) This term refers to the veterinarian examining parts of the body by touching and feeling them.
  21. (Palpation) When the midwife or doctor moves their hands over your abdomen to determine baby’s size and position in the uterus
  22. (Palpation) includes feeling the body for tender 'ashi' points, and palpating the left and right radial pulses at two levels of pressure (superficial and deep) and three positions (immediately proximal to the wrist crease, and one and two fingers' breadth proximally, usually palpated with the ...
  23. (palpation) A type of touch used by health-care providers to determine characteristics such as texture, temperature, shape, and the presence of movement. (38)
  24. (Palpatory) Capable of being examined by touch or manipulation.
  25. To feel with the hands. The second component of physical examination after inspection.