Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ballottement

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bal-lot-te-ment
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A method of diagnosing pregnancy, in which the uterus is pushed with a finger to feel whether a foetus moves away and returns again.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An increased amount of fluid in the suprapatellar pouch of the knee.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From French ballottement, from ballotter (“ballot”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: ballottement

Usage

Inflected Forms

ballottements (plural)

Questions

What does ballottement mean?: A method of diagnosing pregnancy, in which the uterus is pushed with a finger to feel whether a foetus moves away and returns again.
Where does ballottement come from?: It is traced to French.

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