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ballottement — noun a palpatory technique for feeling a floating object in the body (especially for determining the position of a fetus by feeling the rebound of the fetus after a quick digital tap on the wall of the uterus) • Hypernyms: ↑palpation, ↑tactual… … Useful english dictionary
palpation — noun 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) • Syn: ↑tactual exploration • Derivationally related forms: ↑palpate •… … Useful english dictionary
sensory reception, human — Introduction means by which humans react to changes in external and internal environments. Ancient philosophers called the human senses “the windows of the soul,” and Aristotle described at least five senses sight, hearing, smell, taste, and… … Universalium
thermoreception — Sensory capacity (see sense) to detect the temperature of the environment and the body. It helps keep body temperature stable by regulating autonomic responses to temperature changes (see homeostasis). Temperature sensations are generated by… … Universalium
