Definitions for: 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)

Webster (1913) Definition: Pal*pa"tion, n. [L. palpatio, fr. palpare. See
Palpable.]
1. Act of touching or feeling.

2. (Med.) Examination of a patient by touch. --Quain.

Synonyms: tactual exploration

See Also: ballottement, examination, scrutiny, touch, touching