bimanual
- adjective
- /ˌbaɪˈmæn.ju.əl/
- Specialized
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bimanual
- Bimanual Exams – Undisclosed Information: Doctors perform a bimanual exam (insertion of fingers into the vagina) along with the speculum exam.
Examples
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Physical examination included pharyngoscopy, anterior rhinoscopy, otoscopy, and bimanual neck palpation.
Academic text (1995) -
What doctors don't want you to know is that there is no data to support the relevance of the bimanual exam.
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In the present study, it was decided to employ a lexical decision task and to use a GO/NOGO procedure that required subjects to use a bimanual response to signal GO (target = word) decisions.
Academic text (2002) -
This hypothesis was supported, replicating the basic finding of Landers et al. (1994) that novice athletes performing a bimanual task have higher levels of relative LH than RH cortical activity.
Academic text (2006) -
The surgeon performed a bimanual examination to assess the patient's condition more effectively.
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To succeed in the intricate tasks, the artist required bimanual coordination and precision.
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During the training session, all participants practiced bimanual techniques to enhance their skills.
Synonyms
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Needing both hands or two people to use it
Using both hands or done by two people working together
Surface Forms
Morphology
bimanual = manual (transparent) = bi + manu + al
The prefix 'bi-' is transparently added to 'manual' to indicate 'two' or 'both', forming 'bimanual'.
Etymology
The word bimanual comes from the parts bi- meaning 'two' and manual meaning 'hand', the same 'manual' you see in 'manual work' for things done by hand. So, bimanual describes an action that needs both hands.