The act of feeling or touching with light finger pressure.
Technique of examination in which the examiner feels the firmness, texture, size, shape, or location of body parts.
Using the fingers to touch or press on the body surface to detect masses, enlargement, edema, or tenderness.
The process of examining part of the body by careful feeling with the hands and fingertips. Using palpation it is possible, in many cases, to distinguish between swellings that are solid and those that are cystic. Palpation is also used to discover the presence of a fetus in the womb.
Examination of the surface of the body and the size, shape, and movements of the internal organs, by laying the flat of the hand upon the skin.
Examination by application of the hands or fingers to the external surface of the body to detect evidence of disease or abnormalities in the internal organs.
A straightforward method employed by a doctor, involving gentle pressure applied to the body’s surface to assess the underlying organs or tissues through touch.
A method employed during physical evaluations where the body parts are touched with the hands to evaluate the state of the skin and the organs beneath.