ballottements

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A form of ballottement — A method of diagnosing pregnancy, in which the uterus is pushed with a finger to feel whether a foetus moves away and returns again.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of ballottement
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APA

ballottements. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ballottements

MLA

“ballottements.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ballottements. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ballottements,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ballottements.

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