palpate
1[ pal-peyt ]
/ ˈpæl peɪt /
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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
1OTHER WORDS FROM palpate
pal·pa·tion [pal-pey-shuhn] /ˌpælˈpeɪ ʃən/ nounpal·pa·to·ry [pal-puh-tawr-ee], /ˈpæl pəˌtɔr i/, adjectiveWords nearby palpate
Palouse, paloverde, palp, palpable, palpal, palpate, palpation, palpatory percussion, palpebra, palpebral, palpebral artery
Definition for palpate (2 of 2)
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Example sentences 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)
palpate1
/ (ˈpælpeɪt) /
verb
(tr) med to examine (an area of the body) by the sense of touch and pressure
Derived forms of palpate
palpation, nounWord Origin for palpate
C19: from Latin palpāre to stroke
British Dictionary definitions for palpate (2 of 2)
palpate2
/ (ˈpælpeɪt) /
adjective
zoology of, relating to, or possessing a palp or palps
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Medical definitions for palpate
palpate
[ păl′pāt′ ]
v.
To examine by feeling and pressing with the palms of the hands and the fingers.
Other words from palpate
pal•pa′tion n.pal′pa•tor′y (-pə-tôr′ē) adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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