palpate
Pronunciation Verb
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Pronunciation Verb
palpate (palpates, present participle palpating; past and past participle palpated)
- To examine or otherwise explore through touch, particularly (medical) in reference to an area or organ of the human body.
- 1992 March 2, Richard Preston, The New Yorker, "The Mountains of Pi" ↗:
- David reached inside with his fingers and palpated a logic board.
- I palpated his expired heart.
- 1992 March 2, Richard Preston, The New Yorker, "The Mountains of Pi" ↗:
palpate (not comparable)
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