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ballottement

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bal·lotte·ment (b-ltmnt)
n.
1. A palpatory technique for detecting or examining an organ not near the surface of the body.
2. The use of a finger to push sharply against the uterus and detect the presence or position of a fetus by its return impact.
ballottement
[Fr.] a palpatory maneuver to test for a floating object, especially for detecting pregnancy by pushing the fist, in the case of cows, the fingertips in the case of ewes, into the abdominal wall, causing the fetus to move from and quickly return to the fist or fingers.
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Ballottement of the left globe, with the lids closed, demonstrated within the cavity of the mucocele a corresponding movement at the thin lamina papyracea.
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