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 +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /balɔtmɑ̃/

Noun

ballottement m (plural ballottements)

rocking; tossing (of boat)

Further reading

“ballottement” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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