Found 2 items, similar to palpation.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: palpation palpation n : 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: tactual exploration ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Palpation 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]