ballottement

noun Medicine/Medical.

1. a physical diagnostic technique used to detect solid objects surrounded by fluid, as abdominal organs or tumors, performed by suddenly compressing the fluid with the hand, causing the solid object to abut against the hand.

noun

1. med a technique of feeling for a movable object in the body, esp confirmation of pregnancy by feeling the rebound of the fetus following a quick digital tap on the wall of the uterus

n.

1. A palpatory technique for detecting or examining an organ not near the surface of the body.
2. The use of a finger to push sharply against the uterus and detect the presence or position of a fetus by its return impact.