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Gynecological Examination  

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  • Inspection and PALPATATION of female breasts, abdomen, and GENITALIA, as well as obtaining a gynecological history. (from Dictionary of Obstetrics and Gynecology) Comprised of bimanual examination of the FEMALE GENITALIA performed as internal together with simultaneous external PALPITATION through the abdominal wall; speculum examination; CULPOSCOPY examination of cervix and vaginal wall epithelium; and VAGINAL SMEARS. (from Dictionary of Obstetrics and Gynecology) External and internal inspection of the FEMALE GENITALIA. (from Dictionary of Obstetrics and Gynecology)

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  • Gynecological Exam

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