ballottement

English

Etymology

From French ballottement, from ballotter (“ballot”).

Noun

ballottement (countable and uncountable, plural ballottements)

1. (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. (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 (Canada):

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Noun

ballottement m (plural ballottements)

1. rocking; tossing (of boat)

Further reading

• “ballottement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.