palpate
1[ pal-peyt ]
/ ˈpæl peɪt /
verb (used with object), pal·pat·ed, pal·pat·ing.
to examine by touch, especially for the purpose of diagnosing disease or illness.
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Origin of palpate
1Related formspal·pa·tion, nounpal·pa·to·ry [pal-puh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ˈpæl pəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective
Definition for palpate (2 of 2)
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Examples from the Web for palpate
Before we necessarily had breasts, we were instructed to palpate the diseased, curvaceous effigy to feel for lumps.
The swelling is usually sessile, but may be pedunculated; it is usually possible to palpate the edges of the gap in the bones.
It is better then to palpate for the brachial as it lies beneath the inner edge of the biceps muscle.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:|Louis Marshall Warfield
British Dictionary definitions for palpate (1 of 2)
palpate
1/ (ˈpælpeɪt) /
verb
(tr) med to examine (an area of the body) by the sense of touch and pressure
Derived Formspalpation, noun
Word Origin for palpate
C19: from Latin palpāre to stroke
British Dictionary definitions for palpate (2 of 2)
palpate
2/ (ˈpælpeɪt) /
adjective
zoology of, relating to, or possessing a palp or palps
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Word Origin and History for palpate
palpate
"examine by touch," c.1850, a back-formation from palpation, or else from Latin palpatus, past participle of palpare "to touch" (see feel (v.)). Related: Palpated; palpating.
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Medicine definitions for palpate
palpate
[ păl′pāt′ ]
v.
To examine by feeling and pressing with the palms of the hands and the fingers.
Related formspal•pa′tion n.pal′pa•tor′y (-pə-tôr′ē) adj.
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