PALPATE


Meaning of PALPATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpal-ˌpāt ]

transitive verb

( pal·pat·ed ; pal·pat·ing )

Etymology: probably back-formation from palpation, from Latin palpation-, palpatio, from palpare

Date: circa 1852

: to examine by touch especially medically

• pal·pa·tion pal-ˈpā-shən noun

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