palpate
1palpate — v. t. To examine for medical purposes by touching, as of body parts; as, the nurse palpated the patient s stomach. Syn: feel. [WordNet 1.5] …
2palpate — (v.) c.1850, from pp. stem of L. palpare to touch (see FEEL (Cf. feel) (v.)). Related: Palpated; palpating …
3palpate — vb *touch, feel, handle, paw …
4palpate — ► VERB ▪ examine (a part of the body) by touch, especially for medical purposes. DERIVATIVES palpation noun …
5palpate — palpate1 [pal′pāt΄] vt. palpated, palpating [< L palpatus, pp. of palpare, to touch: see PALPABLE] to examine by touching, as for medical diagnosis palpation n. palpate2 [pal′pāt΄, pal′pit] adj. [ModL palpatus: see PALPUS & …
6palpate — UK [pælˈpeɪt] / UK [ˈpælpeɪt] / US [ˈpælˌpeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms palpate : present tense I/you/we/they palpate he/she/it palpates present participle palpating past tense palpated past participle palpated medical to examine a part of… …
7Palpate — To examine by touch or feel. On the physical examination of a patient, the edge of an enlarged liver may often be palpated below the rib cage. Palpate comes from the Latin palpare (to stroke or to pat). Just as the Latin word means to touch or… …
8palpate — transitive verb (palpated; palpating) Etymology: probably back formation from palpation, from Latin palpation , palpatio, from palpare Date: circa 1852 to examine by touch especially medically • palpation noun …
9palpate — palpate1 palpation, n. palpatory /pal peuh tawr ee, tohr ee/, adj. /pal payt/, v.t., palpated, palpating. to examine by touch, esp. for the purpose of diagnosing disease or illness. [1840 50; < L palpatus, ptp. of palpare to stroke, touch; see… …
10palpate — 1. verb /ˈpælpeɪt/ to examine, or otherwise explore, (usually an area or organ of the human body) by feeling it I palpated his expired heart. Syn: touch 2. adjective /ˈpælpeɪt/ of palp, or having palp See Al …