单词 | palpatory |
释义 | palpatoryadj. Chiefly Medicine. Of, relating to, or involving palpation. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > touch and feeling > touching > touching with the hand > [adjective] palpatory1875 palpating1887 the world > health and disease > healing > diagnosis or prognosis > examination > [adjective] > examination by touch manipulatory1827 palpatory1875 palpating1887 palpable1897 manipulated1899 1875 tr. T. von Jürgensen in tr. H. W. von Ziemssen et al. Cycl. Pract. Med. V. 76 Palpatory percussion [Ger. palpatorische Perkussion] shows a distinct increase of resistance at all points. 1890 W. James Princ. Psychol. I. xi. 435 When we look or listen we accommodate our eyes and ears involuntarily..; when we taste or smell we adjust the tongue, lips, and respiration to the object; in feeling a surface we move the palpatory organ in a suitable way. 1967 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 27 Mar. 119 (heading) Blood pressure measurement in shock. Mechanism of inaccuracy in ausculatory and palpatory methods. 1997 M. A. Seffinger in R. C. Ward Found. Osteopathic Med. i. 6/2 In some cases, palpatory diagnosis is used to help identify preclinical states. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1875 |
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