Meanings
nounpalpation (countable and uncountable, plural palpations)
plural palpations
- countableuncountablemedicineThe 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna 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)
Similar
tactual exploration
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian опипване, палпитация
- опипване (opipvane)in medicine
- палпитация (palpitacija)in medicine
Chinese Mandarin 触診
- 触診 (chùzhěn)in medicine
Dutch palpatie
- palpatiein medicine
Finnish palpaatio
- palpaatioin medicine
German Palpation
- Palpationin medicine
Greek ψηλάφιση, ψαύση
- ψηλάφιση (psiláfisi)in medicine
- ψαύση (psáfsi)in medicine
Indonesian palpasi
- palpasiin medicine
Romanian palpare, palpație
- palparein medicine
- palpațiein medicine
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with palpation
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APA
palpation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palpation
MLA
“palpation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palpation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “palpation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palpation.
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