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touching vs palpation

palpation vs touching

touching and palpation both are nouns.

touching is an adjective but palpation is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
touching Yes Yes No No
palpation Yes No No No
As nouns, palpation is a hyponym of touching; that is, palpation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than touching:
  • touching: the act of putting two things together with no space between them
  • 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 (noun) palpation (noun)
the act of putting two things together with no space between them 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 event of something coming in contact with the body
touching (adjective) palpation (adjective)
arousing affect
Difference between touching and palpation

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