transitive. Medicine. To examine (a part of the body) by touch; to palpate. Cf. touch, n. 6d. Occasionally also intransitive. Obsolete.

To undertake a physical examination of (a wound or a part of the body), originally esp. by touch or with a probe; to examine by means of a…

transitive. gen. To handle, esp. with skill or dexterity; to turn, reposition, reshape, etc., manually or by means of a tool or machine.

transitive. To examine by the sense of touch, esp. for medical purposes; (spec. in Zoology, of an insect, etc.) to touch with the palps or antennae…