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Palpation

noun
1.
A method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts when the examiner is a health professional).  Synonym: tactual exploration.






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"Palpation" Quotes from Famous Books



... we see the male voluptuously fondling the woman's foot. When a Celestial takes into his hand a woman's foot, especially if it is very small, the effect upon him is precisely the same as is provoked in a European by the palpation of a young and firm bosom. All the Celestials whom I have interrogated on this point have replied unanimously: 'Oh, a little foot! You Europeans cannot understand how exquisite, how sweet, how exciting it is!' The contact of the genital organ ...
— Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 5 (of 6) • Havelock Ellis



Words linked to "Palpation" :   scrutiny, touching, palpate, ballottement, touch, examination



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