palpate
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
palpate /palˈpeɪt/
▶verb examine (a part of the body) by touch, especially for medical purposes.
– derivatives
palpation noun.
palpation noun.
– origin C19 (earlier (C15) as palpation): from L. palpat-, palpare ‘touch gently’.
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