BALLOTTEMENT Definition & Meaning

ballottement

[ buh-lot-muhnt ]

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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.

ballottement

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

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C19: from French, literally: a tossing, shaking, from ballotter to toss, from ballotte a little ball, from Italian ballotta ; see ballot

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Cephalic ballottement was obtained in the large tumor.

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