How do you use Palpation in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like examination or scrutiny, plus the exact meaning.
Palpation meaning
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.
Synonyms of Palpation
Using Palpation
- The main meaning on this page is: 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.
- Useful related words include: tactual exploration, examination, scrutiny, touch.
Context around Palpation
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Palpation
- In this selection, "palpation" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, putin and simultaneous stand out and add context to how "palpation" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and on palpation when compared and by simultaneous palpation at the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "palpation" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with palpation
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Palpation of the ankle can determine the degree of swelling. (10 words)
In TCM, the four diagnostic methods are: inspection, auscultation and olfaction, inquiring, and palpation. (14 words)
Palpation is focusing on feeling the body for tender "A-shi" points and feeling the left and right radial pulses. (20 words)
However, there is weak evidence to suggest that the use of stabilization splints for the treatment of TMD may be beneficial for reducing pain severity, at rest and on palpation, when compared to no treatment". (35 words)
The pulse deficit (difference between heart beats and pulsations at the periphery) is determined by simultaneous palpation at the radial artery and auscultation at the heart apex. (27 words)
Compared to Trump’s ludicrous explanation for his Putin palpation in Helsinki, “the dog ate my homework” excuse is a master class in credibility. (24 words)
Example sentences (6)
Compared to Trump’s ludicrous explanation for his Putin palpation in Helsinki, “the dog ate my homework” excuse is a master class in credibility.
However, there is weak evidence to suggest that the use of stabilization splints for the treatment of TMD may be beneficial for reducing pain severity, at rest and on palpation, when compared to no treatment".
In TCM, the four diagnostic methods are: inspection, auscultation and olfaction, inquiring, and palpation.
Palpation is focusing on feeling the body for tender "A-shi" points and feeling the left and right radial pulses.
Palpation of the ankle can determine the degree of swelling.
The pulse deficit (difference between heart beats and pulsations at the periphery) is determined by simultaneous palpation at the radial artery and auscultation at the heart apex.