Example Sentences

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She palpated the lymph nodes under his neck and arms, down his torso, and checked his scars for healing, while the three of us waited for the scan images to appear on her computer.

From Washington Post • Sep. 3, 2021

They aggressively palpated my uterus—which involves getting hold of it and squeezing it, basically.

From Slate • Aug. 27, 2020

They probed and palpated 130 local people, measured height and weight, and came home with a lot of blood.

From The Guardian • Jul. 25, 2018

The distal end of the fibula forms the lateral malleolus, which forms the easily palpated bony bump on the lateral side of the ankle.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

“When asked why she knew it, she said that she felt as if there were a lump there. I do not quite know what she means by this, unless she actually palpated this area.”

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot