Palpate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To examine or explore by touching (an organ or area of the body), usually as a diagnostic aid. See Synonyms at touch.
  • adj. Having a palp or palps.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. to examine, or otherwise explore, (usually an area or organ of the human body) by feeling it
  • adj. of palp, or having palp
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To examine for medical purposes by touching, as of body parts.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To feel or feel for, as if with a palp; explore by touch, as with the fingers; perform palpation upon; manipulate.
  • Provided with palps.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. examine (a body part) by palpation
  • Verb Form
    palpated    palpates    palpating   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    touch   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    feel    fee    touch