Hyphenation of palpation

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word palpation? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

pal-pa-tion

Definitions of palpation:

1.	A method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts when the examiner is a health professional)

Synonyms of palpation:

noun	tactual exploration, examination, scrutiny, touch, touching

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