ballottement

American  

[buh-lot-muhnt] / bəˈlɒt mənt /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

1. a physical diagnostic technique used to detect solid objects surrounded by fluid, as abdominal organs or tumors, performed by suddenly compressing the fluid with the hand, causing the solid object to abut against the hand.

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ballottement British  

/ bəˈlɒtmənt /

noun

1. med a technique of feeling for a movable object in the body, esp confirmation of pregnancy by feeling the rebound of the fetus following a quick digital tap on the wall of the uterus

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Etymology

Origin of ballottement

1830–40; < French: a tossing, equivalent to ballotte ( r ) to move, stir ( see ballotade) + -ment -ment

Example Sentences

Cephalic ballottement was obtained in the large tumor.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)