Synonyms of ballottement

Noun


1. ballottement, palpation, tactual exploration

usage: a palpatory technique for feeling a floating object in the body (especially for determining the position of a fetus by feeling the rebound of the fetus after a quick digital tap on the wall of the uterus)

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