palpation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun 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.

WordNet

Pal*pa"tion noun
Etymology
L. palpatio, fr. palpare. See Palpable.
Definitions
  1. Act of touching or feeling.
  2. (Med.) Examination of a patient by touch. Quain.

Webster 1913