"palpation" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 觸診

Definition

觸診是一種醫學方法，醫生或護士用手觸摸身體的某些部位，以檢查是否有異常。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「觸診」是正式的醫學用語，主要在醫療場所使用，常見於「腹部觸診」、「輕柔觸診」等詞組。不要和「心悸」（心跳加速）混淆。

Examples

The doctor used palpation to check for pain in my abdomen.

醫生以**觸診**檢查我腹部是否有痛感。

Palpation can help find lumps that you might not notice yourself.

**觸診**可以協助發現自己不易察覺的腫塊。

Nurses use palpation to check your pulse during a check-up.

護士在檢查時會以**觸診**檢查你的脈搏。

During the exam, the doctor performed gentle palpation to avoid causing discomfort.

檢查過程中，醫生進行輕柔的**觸診**以避免不適。

Sometimes, palpation is all a doctor needs to make a diagnosis.

有時候，醫生只需**觸診**即可做出判斷。

I was nervous, but the palpation only took a few seconds and didn’t hurt at all.

我很緊張，但**觸診**只花了幾秒鐘，完全不痛。