Palpometer

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An instrument that uses ultrasound and computer technology to automate the physician's technique of palpation to determine sensitivity of some part of the patient's body.

    "To determine the reliability of ordinary digital palpation we devised a pressure gage, or palpometer, set at a previously determined amount of weight (or pressure), to permit the application of measure palpation simulating the force generally used."

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"To determine the reliability of ordinary digital palpation we devised a pressure gage, or palpometer, set at a previously determined amount of weight (or pressure), to permit the application of measure palpation simulating the force generally used."

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