Chapter 4 GEOLOGY. CHAPTER 4 GEOLOGY ...................................................................................................................................... 4â1. 4.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................
palpation - a method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts when the examiner is a health professional) tactual exploration.
The synovial cavity of the knee was distended and doughy on palpation. Cancer of the cardia cannot be felt by palpation of the abdomen unless the tumor extends down upon the body of the stomach. The cause of the pain is made evident on inspection and palpation of the interior of the mouth.