bimanual

American  

[bahy-man-yoo-uhl] / baɪˈmæn yu əl /

adjective

1. involving or requiring the use of both hands.

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bimanual British  

/ baɪˈmænjʊəl /

adjective

1. using or requiring both hands

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Other Word Forms

• bimanually adverb

Etymology

Origin of bimanual

First recorded in 1870–75; bi- ¹ + manual

Example Sentences

For instance, he suggests the possibility of being able to feel a stone in the bladder by means of bimanual palpation.

From Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages by Walsh, James Joseph

The probable signs are: mammary changes, abdominal enlargement, changes in the neck of the womb, and certain changes which are felt on bimanual examination.

From The Four Epochs of Woman's Life; a study in hygiene by Galbraith, Anna M. (Anna Mary)

Distinct increase in the density and thickness of the right inferior section of the bladder was recognized by the bimanual touch; a catheter was introduced, and three ounces of bloody urine removed.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 648, June 2, 1888. by Various

This being true, it matters not what the difference is, there cannot be a variation requiring a bimanual examination to differentiate it that will justify the risk.

From Appendicitis by Tilden, John Henry