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单词 palpate
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palpate

1
[ pal-peyt ]
/ ˈpæl peɪt /
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verb (used with object), pal·pat·ed, pal·pat·ing.

to examine by touch, especially for the purpose of diagnosing disease or illness.

Origin of palpate

1
1840–50; <Latin palpātus, past participle of palpāre to stroke, touch; see palpus, -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM palpate

pal·pa·tion, nounpal·pa·to·ry [pal-puh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /ˈpæl pəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective

Words nearby palpate

Palouse, paloverde, palp, palpable, palpal, palpate, palpatory percussion, palpebra, palpebral, palpebral artery, palpebral fissure

Definition for palpate (2 of 2)

palpate2
[ pal-peyt ]
/ ˈpæl peɪt /

adjective Zoology.

having a palpus or palpi.

Origin of palpate

2
First recorded in 1855–60; palp(us) + -ate1
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Example sentences from the Web for palpate

  • Before we necessarily had breasts, we were instructed to palpate the diseased, curvaceous effigy to feel for lumps.

    The Great Mammogram Debate|Liesl Schillinger|November 18, 2009|DAILY BEAST
  • The swelling is usually sessile, but may be pedunculated; it is usually possible to palpate the edges of the gap in the bones.

    Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
  • It is better then to palpate for the brachial as it lies beneath the inner edge of the biceps muscle.

    Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:|Louis Marshall Warfield

British Dictionary definitions for palpate (1 of 2)

palpate1
/ (ˈpælpeɪt) /

verb

(tr) med to examine (an area of the body) by the sense of touch and pressure

Derived forms of palpate

palpation, noun

Word Origin for palpate

C19: from Latin palpāre to stroke

British Dictionary definitions for palpate (2 of 2)

palpate2
/ (ˈpælpeɪt) /

adjective

zoology of, relating to, or possessing a palp or palps
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for palpate

palpate
[ pălpāt′ ]

v.

To examine by feeling and pressing with the palms of the hands and the fingers.

Other words from palpate

pal•pation n.palpa•tor′y (-pə-tôr′ē) adj.
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