BALLOTTEMENT FR
\bˈalɒtmənt ˌɛfˈɑː], \bˈalɒtmənt ˌɛfˈɑː], \b_ˈa_l_ɒ_t_m_ə_n_t ˌɛ_f_ˈɑː]\
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In medical jurisprudence. A test for pregnancy by palpation with the finger inserted in the vagina to the mouth of the uterus. The tip of the finger being quickly jerked upward, the foetus, If one be present, can be felt rising upward and then settling back against the finger.
By Henry Campbell Black
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