palpate
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pal·pate 1
(păl′pāt′)tr.v. pal·pat·ed, pal·pat·ing, pal·pates
To examine or explore by touching (an organ or area of the body), usually as a diagnostic aid.
pal·pa′tion n.
pal′pa′tor n.
pal′pa·tor′y (-pə-tôr′ē) adj.
pal·pate 2
(păl′pāt′)adj.
Having a palp or palps.
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palpate
(ˈpælpeɪt)vb
(Medicine) (tr) med to examine (an area of the body) by the sense of touch and pressure
[C19: from Latin palpāre to stroke]
palˈpation n
palpate
(ˈpælpeɪt)adj
(Zoology) zoology of, relating to, or possessing a palp or palps
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pal•pate1
(ˈpæl peɪt)v.t. -pat•ed, -pat•ing.
to examine by touch, esp. for the purpose of diagnosing disease or illness.
[1840–50; < Latin palpātus, past participle of palpāre to stroke, touch, derivative of palpus palm of the hand; see -ate1]
pal•pa′tion, n.
pal′pa•to`ry (-pəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj.
pal•pate2
(ˈpæl peɪt)adj.
Zool. having a palpus or palpi.
[1855–60]
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palpate
Past participle: palpated
Gerund: palpating
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| Verb | 1. | palpate - examine (a body part) by palpation; "The nurse palpated the patient's stomach"; "The runner felt her pulse" practice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" touch - make physical contact with, come in contact with; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband" feel - grope or feel in search of something; "He felt for his wallet" |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
palpate
vt (Med) → palpieren
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
pal·pate
vt. palpar, acto de palpación, examen de tacto con las manos y los dedos.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
palpate
vt palparEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.