palpate
To examine or otherwise explore through touch, particularly in reference to an area or…To examine or otherwise explore through touch, particularly (medicine) in reference to an area or organ of the human body.
» Zera showed her students how to palpate the carotid artery without pressing too hard.
Meaning
1 sensesTo examine or otherwise explore through touch, particularly (medicine) in reference to an area or organ of the human body.
I palpated his expired heart.
abtasten, palpieren
ощупыватьoščupyvatʹ, ощупатьoščupatʹ
- examine (a body part) by palpation
Examples
3 sentencesZera showed her students how to palpate the carotid artery without pressing too hard.
The doctor palpated my abdomen.
ruДоктор ощупал мой живот. — Selena777
deDie Ärztin palpierte mein Abdomen. — Yorwba
Baruch let the physical therapist palpate his shoulder muscles to locate the source of the pain.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin palpātus, perfect passive participle of palpō (“touch softly”).Borrowed from Latin palpātus, perfect passive participle of palpō (“touch softly”).
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Forms
palpates, palpating, palpated, palpatedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle