ballottement

  1. Noun.  (medicine) A method of diagnosing pregnancy, in which the uterus is pushed with a finger to feel whether a foetus moves away and returns again.
  2. Noun.  (medicine) An increased amount of fluid in the suprapatellar pouch of the knee.

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