Synonyms for "palpation" (12 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (3)

caressingfeelingfingering

Strong matches (3)

frictionhandlingmanipulation

Related words (6)

pettingpressurerubbingtouchtouching

Noun(1 words)

tactual exploration

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

4 entries

examinationscrutinytouchtouching

Related terms

7 entries

palppalpabilitypalpablepalpatepalpiformpalpitatepalpitation

derived

3 entries

faradopalpationpalpationalrepalpation

derived from

1 entries

palpate

has context

1 entries

medicine

is a

3 entries

examinationfeeling with handstouch

related to

7 entries

palppalpabilitypalpablepalpatepalpiformpalpitatepalpitation

Translations

11 translations across 8 languages.

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Bulgarian

2 entries

• опипване noun (in medicine)
• палпитация noun (in medicine)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

• 触诊 noun (in medicine)

Dutch

1 entries

• palpatie noun (in medicine)

Finnish

1 entries

• palpaatio noun (in medicine)

German

1 entries

• Palpation noun (in medicine)

Greek

2 entries

• ψαύση noun (in medicine)
• ψηλάφιση noun (in medicine)

Indonesian

1 entries

• palpasi noun (in medicine)

Romanian

2 entries

• palpare noun (in medicine)
• palpație noun (in medicine)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

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The psoas is hard to reach with palpation.

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