palpate

Speech parts

1. palpate - Adjective

2. palpate - Verb

Meaning

examine (a body part) by palpation

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

feel touch palm paw twiddle find sense experience stroke caress hit reach contact felt meet

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Antonyms

miss separate avoid divide hide suppress

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Hypernyms

touch

Related terms

palpable palpation palpitation palpability palpitate palp

Examples

It was intended to please no one and to offend everyone. The entire process of the book was to discover the repressed elements of contemporary culture, whatever they are, and palpate them. Camille Paglia

The nurse palpated the patient's stomach Source: Internet

The runner felt her pulse Source: Internet

If you're a man, the doctor will also palpate your prostate. Source: Internet

Usually when I prepare for the exam and revise tests or cases, I help myself memorize certain symptoms by tactile stimuli when possible, e. g. if the test says “spasm of the sigmoid” I will try and palpate mine. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

palpacle palpal palpatable palpation palpational palpator