# ballottement

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. 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. An increased amount of fluid in the suprapatellar pouch of the knee.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ballottement