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palpation vs touching

touching vs palpation

palpation and touching both are nouns.

palpation is not an adjective while touching is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
palpation Yes No No No
touching Yes Yes No No
As nouns, touching is a hypernym of palpation; that is, touching is a word with a broader meaning than palpation:
  • palpation: a method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts when the examiner is a health professional)
  • touching: the act of putting two things together with no space between them
Other hypernyms of palpation include touch, examination, scrutiny.
palpation (noun) touching (noun)
a method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts when the examiner is a health professional) the act of putting two things together with no space between them
the event of something coming in contact with the body
palpation (adjective) touching (adjective)
arousing affect
Difference between palpation and touching

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