'palpate' definitions:
Definition of 'palpate'
From: WordNet
verb
Examine (a body part) by palpation; "The nurse palpated the patient's stomach"; "The runner felt her pulse" [syn: palpate, feel]
Definition of 'palpate'
From: GCIDE
- palpate \palpate\ v. t. To examine for medical purposes by touching, as of body parts; as, the nurse palpated the patient's stomach.
- Syn: feel. [WordNet 1.5]