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noun
A method of diagnosing pregnancy, in which the uterus is pushed with a finger to feel whether a foetus moves away and returns again.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, historical, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
An increased amount of fluid in the suprapatellar pouch of the knee.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
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)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: palpation, tactual exploration
History
From French ballottement, from ballotter (“ballot”).
