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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries触诊
Native Script:中文汉字
Pronunciation / Transliteration: chù zhěn
"医生通过触诊发现了病情。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of examining a patient's body by touch, especially for medical diagnostic purposes to determine the texture, temperature, consistency, and location of body parts.
"Gentle palpation of the abdomen revealed localized tenderness in the lower right quadrant." - 2
The sensory feeling or perception experienced through touch.
"The physician relied on the delicate palpation of the superficial pulse."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'palpatio', meaning a stroking or caressing, stemming from 'palpare' (to touch gently or feel). The term entered medical English in the 17th century, evolving from a general sense of touching to a specific clinical diagnostic method performed by healthcare professionals.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Palpation" is said worldwide
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palpation
Transliteration: pal pas yon
"La palpation a permis de détecter une anomalie."
Palpation
Transliteration: pal pa tsi on
"Die Palpation des Bauches zeigte keine Auffälligkeiten."
palpazione
Transliteration: pal pa tsi o ne
"La palpazione dell'addome è risultata dolorosa."
palpación
Transliteration: pal pa sjon
"La palpación abdominal reveló sensibilidad."
palpação
Transliteration: paw pa saw
"A palpação indicou um aumento de volume."
स्पर्श परीक्षण
Transliteration: sparsh parikshan
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"डॉक्टर ने पेट की स्पर्श परीक्षण किया।"
触诊
Transliteration: chù zhěn
Script: 中文汉字
"医生通过触诊发现了病情。"
촉진
Transliteration: chokjin
Script: 한국어 한글
"의사가 복부를 촉진하여 통증을 확인했다."
触診
Transliteration: shokushin
Script: 日本語
"医師は腹部の触診を行った。"
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