palpate

verb

🔊/pælˈpeɪt/

(medical医学)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they palpate	🔊/pælˈpeɪt/ 🔊/pælˈpeɪt/
he / she / it palpates	🔊/pælˈpeɪts/ 🔊/pælˈpeɪts/
past simple palpated	🔊/pælˈpeɪtɪd/ 🔊/pælˈpeɪtɪd/
past participle palpated	🔊/pælˈpeɪtɪd/ 🔊/pælˈpeɪtɪd/
-ing form palpating	🔊/pælˈpeɪtɪŋ/ 🔊/pælˈpeɪtɪŋ/

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palpate something to examine part of the body by touching it触诊；触摸检查
Word Originmid 19th cent. (earlier (late 15th cent.) as palpation): from Latin palpat- ‘touched gently’, from the verb palpare.