Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Using or requiring the use of both hands.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Involving the employment of both hands.
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- adjective Involving or using
both hands
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective requiring two hands or designed for two people
Etymologies
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Examples
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The ob-gyn uses two fingers to palpitate the organs inside while pressing on the patient's abdomen from the outside, the so-called bimanual exam.
Questioning the Need for Routine Pelvic Exam Melinda Beck 2011
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But Dr. Westhoff and her co-authors point out that bimanual exams don't lead to earlier diagnoses of ovarian cancer and aren't recommended for that purpose by ACOG, the American Cancer Society or the U.S.
Questioning the Need for Routine Pelvic Exam Melinda Beck 2011
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He says she appears to live in an “emotional dead zone” and that he “wants to shake her, but [does] the Pap and bimanual exam instead.”
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Odds of survival are much greater when diagnosed early, but studies show that the bimanual check is not effective in finding Stage 1 cancers.
Questioning the Need for Routine Pelvic Exam Melinda Beck 2011
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Many of these can be felt with a bimanual exam before they cause symptoms, and early intervention can stave off fertility problems and pain.
Questioning the Need for Routine Pelvic Exam Melinda Beck 2011
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These same brain changes are seen when people learn skills that require bimanual coordination or coordination of both arms, which is so important for many sports and musical activities such as playing the piano or serving in tennis.
Choke Ph.D. Sian Beilock 2010
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These same brain changes are seen when people learn skills that require bimanual coordination or coordination of both arms, which is so important for many sports and musical activities such as playing the piano or serving in tennis.
Choke Ph.D. Sian Beilock 2010
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These same brain changes are seen when people learn skills that require bimanual coordination or coordination of both arms, which is so important for many sports and musical activities such as playing the piano or serving in tennis.
Choke Ph.D. Sian Beilock 2010
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If I find I have to use that hand, I change the glove before doing the bimanual.
Performing the Pelvic Exam aka TBTAM 2007
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I didn't like seeing the doc in the video touching everything in the room with the gloved hand she was going to be using for the bimanual.
Performing the Pelvic Exam aka TBTAM 2007
jmjarmstrong commented on the word bimanual
JM applauds bimanual labour.
March 25, 2010