#clinical examination

• Actinoscopy — A historical medical term used in the past to designate fluoroscopy or radioscopy; a method of direct, real-time visual examination of the internal structures of the human body by projecting radiological shadows onto a fluorescent screen under the action of X-rays. This early structural technique allowed physicians in the last century to observe organ movements (such as heart pulsations or lung respiration) without developing a photographic plate.
• Amplexation — The act of embracing or tightly clasping; in biology and zoology, it represents the mating act or firm reflex grasping (specific to amphibians during amplexus, where the male clasps the female with his forelimbs); in medical and anatomical terminology, it describes surrounding, manual examination via circular palpation, or the close structural joining of tissues or blood vessels.
• Anamnesis — A fundamental clinical method consisting of the totality of data obtained by a physician or psychologist through a structured dialogue with the patient or their relatives, regarding the history of the disease onset, family medical history, and living or working conditions. It represents the essential first stage of the clinical examination, aimed at guiding the diagnosis toward a specific pathology and establishing a relationship of trust between the specialist and the patient.