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Definición

Es un método de sentir con los dedos o las manos durante una exploración física. El médico toca y siente el cuerpo del paciente para examinar el tamaño, la consistencia, la textura, la localización y la sensibilidad de un órgano o parte del cuerpo.

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Last reviewed 2/17/2011 by David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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