ballottement
English
Etymology
From French ballottement, from ballotter (“ballot”).
Noun
ballottement (countable and uncountable, plural ballottements)
- (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.
- (medicine) An increased amount of fluid in the suprapatellar pouch of the knee.
French
Etymology
From ballotter (“to toss”) + -ment.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba.lɔt.mɑ̃/
Audio (CAN) (file)
Noun
ballottement m (plural ballottements)
- rocking; tossing (of boat)
Further reading
- “ballottement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.