palpate.
To examine or otherwise explore through touch, particularly (medicine) in reference to an area or organ of the human body.
Meaning & usage
To examine or otherwise explore through touch, particularly (medicine) in reference to an area or organ of the human body.
I palpated his expired heart.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin palpātus, perfect passive participle of palpō (“touch softly”).
Of palp, or having palp.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin palpātus, perfect passive participle of palpō (“touch softly”).
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