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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

palpation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables
pal-pa-tion
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of feeling or pushing on various parts of a patient’s body to determine medical condition such as the normality of organs or the presence or absence of tumors, swelling, muscle tension, etc.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English palpate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English palpation From palpate + -ion.

Usage

Inflected Forms

palpations (plural)

Derived Forms

faradopalpation palpational repalpation

Phrases

self-palpation

Frequently Paired Words

palp palpability palpable palpate palpiform palpitate palpitation

Synonyms

tactual exploration

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization head station nation location

Questions

What does palpation mean?
The act of feeling or pushing on various parts of a patient’s body to determine medical condition such as the normality of organs or the presence or absence of tumors, swelling, muscle tension, etc.
Where does palpation come from?
Etymology tree English palpate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English palpation From palpate + -ion.

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