palpates
Feels for lumps
Palpates is the third-person singular of palpate, a medical term meaning to examine by touch.
Doctors palpate the abdomen to check for tenderness, masses, or organ enlargement.
The technique involves pressing with the fingers or hands to feel structures beneath the skin: The physician palpates the lymph nodes for swelling.
Gentle, caring quality
- massesBulk or populace
- abdomenTorso's lower cavity
- thyroidHormone-producing neck gland
- liverAbdominal detoxifying organ
spleen · nodes · edema · crepitus · distension · hepatomegaly · auscultation · percussion
Torso's lower cavity
- thyroidHormone-producing neck gland
- liverAbdominal detoxifying organ
- spleenBlood-filtering abdominal organ
- kidneysBlood-filtering organ pair
lymph nodes · breast · prostate · testes · pulse · neck · groin · axilla
Sensed inner state
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
- probingThoroughly investigating something
- fingertipsTerminal phalanx pads
- handsGripping limbs' extremities
gentle · firm · deep · superficial · systematic · bilateral · light · sensation
tenderness
Gentle, caring quality
liver · spleen · nodes · edema · crepitus · distension · hepatomegaly · auscultation · percussion · probing
abdomen
Torso's lower cavity
- thyroidHormone-producing neck gland
- liverAbdominal detoxifying organ
- spleenBlood-filtering abdominal organ
kidneys · lymph nodes · breast · prostate · testes · pulse · neck · groin · axilla · chest
feeling
Sensed inner state
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
- probingThoroughly investigating something
- fingertipsTerminal phalanx pads
hands · gentle · firm · deep · superficial · systematic · bilateral · light · sensation · texture