Dictionary Definition
palpable adj
1 capable of being perceived by the senses or the
mind; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt; "a
barely palpable dust"; "felt sudden anger in a palpable wave"; "the
air was warm and close--palpable as cotton" [syn: tangible] [ant: impalpable]
2 can be felt by palpation; "a palpable
tumor"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Adjective
Synonyms
Translations
capable of being touched
obvious
- Dutch: te snijden
- Finnish: selvä, kouriintuntuva
- French: palpable
- Italian: evidente
- Russian: очевидный, явный, ясный
- Spanish: obvio
that can be detected by palpation
- Dutch: palpeerbaar
- Finnish: tunnustelemalla havaittava
- Russian: прощупываемый
French
Etymology
palpabilis.Pronunciation
/palpabl/Adjective
Extensive Definition
Palpation is used as part of a physical
examination in which an object is felt (usually with the hands
of a healthcare
practitioner) to determine its size, shape, firmness, or location.
Palpation should not be confused with palpitation, which is an
awareness of the beating of the heart.
Uses
Palpation is used by various therapists such as Chiropractors, practitioners of osteopathic medicine, physical therapists, and massage therapists, to asses the texture of a patient's tissue (such as swelling or muscle tone), assess range and quality of joint motion, and assess tenderness through tissue deformation (e.g. provoking pain with pressure or stretching). The scientific literature has shown that motion palpation is often unreliable between practitioners. In contrast, manual tests that provoke or relieve pain have been shown to be more reliable.Palpation is typically used for thoracic and abdominal
examinations, and this but can also be used to diagnose edema and to measure the pulse. It is used by veterinarians to check
animals for pregnancy,
and by midwives to
determine the position of a fetus.
See also
References
palpable in German: Palpation
palpable in Indonesian: Palpasi
palpable in Dutch: Palpatie
palpable in Polish: Palpacja
palpable in Russian: Пальпация
palpable in Swedish: Palpation
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
apparent, appreciable, arresting, believable, certain, clear, clear as crystal, colorable, concrete, credible, crystal-clear,
detectable, discernible, distinct, evident, explicit, express, indisputable, indubitable, manifest, material, noticeable, observable, obvious, open-and-shut, ostensible, patent, perceivable, perceptible, perspicuous, plain, plain as day, plausible, ponderable, positive, real, remarkable, seeable, seeming, self-evident,
self-explaining, self-explanatory, sensible, solid, straightforward,
striking, substantial, substantive, sure, tactile, tangible, to be seen, touchable, unequivocal, unmistakable, visible, weighable