pal·pate 1 (p l p t )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. See Synonyms at touch. [Latin palp re, palpt-, to touch gently; see pl- in Indo-European roots.]pal·pa tion n.pal pator n.pal pa·tory (-p -tôr , -t r) adj. |
| pal·pate 2 (plpt) adj. Having a palp or palps. |
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| Noun | 1. | palpation - a method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts when the examiner is a health professional) touching, touch - the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights" ballottement - a palpatory technique for feeling a floating object in the body (especially for determining the position of a fetus by feeling the rebound of the fetus after a quick digital tap on the wall of the uterus) examination, scrutiny - the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes) |
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