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Ach, nevermind- could easily change it to "with ballottement of the knee"- Thank you!

Posted By: bonjeanjo on 2008-07-10
In Reply to: No, it is not used as a verb. - pc

Subject: Ach, nevermind- could easily change it to "with ballottement of the knee"- Thank you!




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Subject: ballottement

ballottement

SYLLABICATION: balˇlotteˇment
PRONUNCIATION: b-ltmnt
NOUN: Medicine A palpatory technique for detecting or examining a floating object in the body, as: a. The use of a finger to push sharply against the uterus and detect the presence or position of a fetus by its return impact. b. Palpation of the abdominal wall while a kidney is being pushed sharply from the backside, used as a test for determining the presence of a floating kidney.
ETYMOLOGY: French, from ballotter, to toss, from Italian ballotta, diminutive of dialectal balla, ball. See balloon.

Something to do with ballottement? sm
Subject: Something to do with ballottement? sm

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