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pal·pate¹

(păl′pāt′)

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.

[Latin palpāre, palpāt-, to touch gently; see pāl- in Indo-European roots.]

pal·pa′tion n.

pal′pa′tor n.

pal′pa·tor′y (-pə-tôr′ē) adj.

pal·pate²

(păl′pāt′)

adj.

Having a palp or palps.

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palpate

(ˈpælpeɪt)

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

[C19: from Latin palpāre to stroke]

palˈpation n

palpate

(ˈpælpeɪt)

adj

(Zoology) zoology of, relating to, or possessing a palp or palps

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pal•pate¹

(ˈpæl peɪt)

v.t. -pat•ed, -pat•ing.

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

[1840–50; < Latin palpātus, past participle of palpāre to stroke, touch, derivative of palpus palm of the hand; see -ate¹]

pal•pa′tion, n.

pal′pa•to`ry (-pəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj.

pal•pate²

(ˈpæl peɪt)

adj.

Zool. having a palpus or palpi.

[1855–60]

palpate

Past participle: palpated
Gerund: palpating

Imperative
palpate
palpate

Present
I palpate
you palpate
he/she/it palpates
we palpate
you palpate
they palpate

Preterite
I palpated
you palpated
he/she/it palpated
we palpated
you palpated
they palpated

Present Continuous
I am palpating
you are palpating
he/she/it is palpating
we are palpating
you are palpating
they are palpating

Present Perfect
I have palpated
you have palpated
he/she/it has palpated
we have palpated
you have palpated
they have palpated

Past Continuous
I was palpating
you were palpating
he/she/it was palpating
we were palpating
you were palpating
they were palpating

Past Perfect
I had palpated
you had palpated
he/she/it had palpated
we had palpated
you had palpated
they had palpated

Future
I will palpate
you will palpate
he/she/it will palpate
we will palpate
you will palpate
they will palpate

Future Perfect
I will have palpated
you will have palpated
he/she/it will have palpated
we will have palpated
you will have palpated
they will have palpated

Future Continuous
I will be palpating
you will be palpating
he/she/it will be palpating
we will be palpating
you will be palpating
they will be palpating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been palpating
you have been palpating
he/she/it has been palpating
we have been palpating
you have been palpating
they have been palpating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been palpating
you will have been palpating
he/she/it will have been palpating
we will have been palpating
you will have been palpating
they will have been palpating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been palpating
you had been palpating
he/she/it had been palpating
we had been palpating
you had been palpating
they had been palpating

Conditional
I would palpate
you would palpate
he/she/it would palpate
we would palpate
you would palpate
they would palpate

Past Conditional
I would have palpated
you would have palpated
he/she/it would have palpated
we would have palpated
you would have palpated
they would have palpated

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Verb

palpate - examine (a body part) by palpation; "The nurse palpated the patient's stomach"; "The runner felt her pulse"

feel

practice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard"

touch - make physical contact with, come in contact with; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband"

feel - grope or feel in search of something; "He felt for his wallet"

palpate

verb

To bring the hands or fingers, for example, into contact with so as to give or receive a physical sensation:

feel, finger, handle, touch.

Translations

palper

palpate

[ˈpælpeɪt] VT (Med) → palpar

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palpate

vt (Med) → palpieren

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pal·pate

vt. palpar, acto de palpación, examen de tacto con las manos y los dedos.

palpate

vt palpar

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