"ballottement" meaning in All languages combined

See ballottement on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: ballottements [plural]
Etymology: From French ballottement, from ballotter (“ballot”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|ballottement}} French ballottement Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ballottement (countable and uncountable, plural ballottements)
  1. (medicine, historical) A method of diagnosing pregnancy, in which the uterus is pushed with a finger to feel whether a foetus moves away and returns again. Tags: countable, historical, uncountable
    Sense id: en-ballottement-en-noun-ixIUXxNf Categories (other): Medicine, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 37 Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. (medicine) An increased amount of fluid in the suprapatellar pouch of the knee. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-ballottement-en-noun-Mnl7yGS7 Categories (other): Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences

Noun [French]

IPA: /ba.lɔt.mɑ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-ballottement.wav [Canada] (note: Shawinigan), LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-ballottement.wav [France] (note: Somain) Forms: ballottements [plural]
Etymology: From ballotter (“to toss”) + -ment. Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:af|ballotter<t:to toss>|-ment<id:nominal>}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-mentom", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-mentum", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-ment", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle French", "term" : "-ment", "lang" : "frm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "-ment", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "ballottement", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" }" data-lang="fr" data-title="ballottement">, {{af|fr|ballotter|-ment|id2=nominal|t1=to toss}} ballotter (“to toss”) + -ment Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} ballottement m (plural ballottements)
  1. rocking; tossing (of boat) Tags: masculine

Inflected forms

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