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palpation

process of using one's hands to examine the body, especially while perceiving/diagnosing a disease or illness
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palpation

Summary

palpation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (460 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • palpation is a type of physical examination[2].
  • palpation's Commons category is recorded as Palpation[3].
  • palpation's described by source is recorded as Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[4].
  • palpation's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[5].
  • palpation's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C16950[6].
  • palpation's uses is recorded as haptic perception[7].

Body

Definition and Type

palpation is a type of physical examination[2].

Why It Matters

palpation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (460 views/month).[1] palpation has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] palpation is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Abdominal Physical Signs and Medical Eponyms: Physical Examination of Palpation Part 1, 1876-1907. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → physical examination
    Uses → haptic perception
    Uses → —
    Subclass of → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 22896, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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