Definition of PALPATE

1. Verb. Examine (a body part) by palpation. "The runner felt her pulse"

Exact synonyms: Feel
Category relationships: Medicine, Practice Of Medicine
Generic synonyms: Touch
Related verbs: Feel
Derivative terms: Feel, Palpation, Palpatory

Definition of PALPATE

1. to examine by touch [v -PATED, -PATING, -PATES]

Medical Definition of PALPATE

1. To touch or feel. The liver's edge may be palpated. (12 Dec 1998)

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Lexicographical Neighbors of PALPATE

paloverde
paloverdes
Palo Alto
palo santo
palo verde
palp
palp
palpabilities
palpability
palpable
palpable
palpable rale
palpably
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palpate
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palpation
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palpatopercussion
palpator
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palpators
palpatory
palpatory percussion
palpebra
palpebra

Literary usage of PALPATE

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Text-book of clinical anatomy for students and practitioners by Daniel Nathan Eisendrath (1907)
"At the lower end of the sternum palpate the xiphoid cartilage. ... Palpate the ribs. This can be done quite easily, except in fat individuals. ..."

2. The Diagnostics of internal medicine: A Clinical Treatise Upon the by Glentworth Reeve Butler (1906)
"Inspect, palpate, and auscultate the accessible arteries and veins (pages ... Inspect and palpate the chest with reference to its shape (pages 314 to 321). ..."

3. Physical Examination and Diagnostic Anatomy by Charles Blout Slade (1910)
"Palpate the apex beat gently with the tips of one or two fingers to determine the ... Palpate for the aorta in the second intercostal space just to right of ..."

4. Diseases of the Stomach by Ismar Boas (1907)
"Accordingly, beginning in the epigastrium, palpate in the following order: The ... next, palpate the liver and the region of the gall-bladder; then proceed ..."

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