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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

palpate

· IPA /ˈpælpeɪt/
01 v. t. To examine for medical purposes by touching, as of body parts; as, the nurse palpated the patient's stomach.
  1. 1.
    To examine for medical purposes by touching, as of body parts; as, the nurse palpated the patient's stomach.
Syn. feel.