触诊
Palpation \Pal*pa"tion\, n. [L. palpatio, fr. palpare. See
{Palpable}.]
1. Act of touching or feeling.
2. (Med.) Examination of a patient by touch. --Quain.
palpation
n : 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) [syn: {tactual
exploration}]