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Webster 1913 Edition


Palpation

Pal-pa′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
palpatio
, fr.
palpare
. See
Palpable
.]
1.
Act of touching or feeling.
2.
(Med.)
Examination of a patient by touch.
Quain.

Webster 1828 Edition


Palpation

PALPA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. palpatio, from palpo, to feel, to stroke, from the root of feel, and Gr. to shake. Probably the primary sense is to beat or strike gently, or to touch, or to spring, to leap.]
The act of feeling.