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scrutiny vs palpation

palpation vs scrutiny

scrutiny and palpation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
scrutiny Yes No No No
palpation Yes No No No
As nouns, palpation is a hyponym of scrutiny; that is, palpation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than scrutiny:
  • scrutiny: the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
  • 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)
Other hyponyms of scrutiny include audit, autopsy, necropsy, PM, post-mortem, post-mortem examination, postmortem, postmortem examination, checkup, health check, medical, medical checkup, medical exam, medical examination, comparing, comparison, fine-tooth comb, fine-toothed comb, follow-up, followup, reexamination, review, going-over, look-over, once-over, ophthalmoscopy, tactual exploration, endoscopy, gonioscopy, keratoscopy, rhinoscopy, scan, search, study, survey, testing, motion study, time-and-motion study, time-motion study, time and motion study, time study, work study, inspection, review, bank examination.
scrutiny (noun) palpation (noun)
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes) 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)
a prolonged intense look
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