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Descriptions

Palpation is 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). Palpation is used by clinicians particularly for thoracic and abdominal examinations, but also for examination of edema and palpation of pulses. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Palpation (Wikipedia)

Application of fingers with light pressure to the surface of the body to determine consistence of parts beneath in physical diagnosis; includes palpation for determining the outlines of organs. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Palpation
Part Type
Method (Describes the method by which the test was performed)
Created On
2000-05-03
Construct for LOINC Short Name
Palpation

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Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 触诊法
Synonyms: 切脉;切脉法;切诊;切诊法;扪诊;扪诊法;按诊;按诊法;摸;摸法;触;触诊
it-IT Italian (Italy) Palpazione
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) palpatie