bal|lotte|ment

bal|lotte|ment: bal|lotte|ment «buh LOT muhnt», noun.

1. a method of diagnosing pregnancy, in which, upon a sudden push with the finger on the uterus, the fetus is felt moving away and falling back again.

2. a similar method used in examining floating kidney or other organs.

╂[< French ballottement < Middle French balloter return a ball < ballotte little ball]

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lotte — bal·lotte·ment; bouil·lotte; ca·lotte; char·lotte·town; cu·lotte; sans·cu·lotte; sans·cu·lotte·rie; lotte; char·lotte; be·lotte; … English syllables
bal — aero·bal·lis·tics; an·ti·bal·loon·er; ar·y·bal·los; at·a·bal; BAL; bal·a·bos; bal·a·cla·va; bal·a·dine; bal·ae·noi·dea; bal·ae·nop·tera; bal·ae·nop·ter·i·dae; bal·a·lai·ka; bal·an·celle; bal·anc·er; bal·a·nite; bal·a·ni·tes; bal·a·ni·tis;… … English syllables
ballottement — bal·lotte·ment … English syllables
ballottement — bal•lotte•ment [[t]bəˈlɒt mənt[/t]] n. med a medical diagnostic technique of palpating an organ or floating mass by pushing it forcefully and feeling it rebound • Etymology: 1830–40; < F: a tossing … From formal English to slang
ballottement — 1. Maneuver used in physical examination to estimate the size of an organ not near the surface, particularly when there is ascites, by a flicking motion of the hand or fingers similar to that involved in dribbling a basketball. 2. An obsolete… … Medical dictionary
ca — ab·a·ca; aba·ca·te; aba·ca·xi; ab·di·ca·ble; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·di·ca·tor; ab·ra·ca·dab·ra; ac·ca; ac·ciac·ca·tu·ra; ace·ti·fi·ca·tion; acid·i·fi·ca·tion; ac·ro·tho·rac·i·ca; ac·ti·fi·ca·tion; ad·ju·di·ca·taire; ad·ju·di·ca·tio; ad·ju·di·ca·tion;… … English syllables

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