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
Dr. Pat Come, a Harvard cardiologist, pressed a stethoscope to Florence’s chest, back and neck, and palpated her belly.
From New York Times ● Sep. 16, 2018
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
I’ve been ridiculed by classmates, guinea-pigged by doctors, palpated by specialists, and researched by the March of Dimes.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
