Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pal·pate — … Useful english dictionary
ped|i|pal|pate — «PEHD uh PAL payt», adjective. having pedipalpi … Useful english dictionary
pal — al·lo·pal·la·di·um; al·ve·o·pal·a·tal; an·te·pal·a·tal; as·pal·a·thus; chlo·ro·pal·la·date; co·pal; co·pal·che; co·pal·co·co·te; co·pal·if·er·ous; co·pal·ite; epis·co·pal·ism; Ev·i·pal; glos·so·pal·a·ti·nus; he·mit·ro·pal; het·er·ot·ro·pal;… … English syllables
pate — ad·dle·pate; ad·i·pate; an·tic·i·pate; apoc·o·pate; clod·pate; col·pate; con·sti·pate; cris·pate; cus·pate; dis·cre·pate; dis·cul·pate; dun·der·pate; epis·co·pate; ex·cul·pate; ex·tir·pate; for·ci·pate; in·cul·pate; man·ci·pate; nun·cu·pate;… … English syllables
palpate — pal·pate … English syllables
palpate — pal|pate [pælˈpeıt US ˈpælpeıt] v [T] medical [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of palpare; PALPABLE] to touch part of someone s body in order to examine it … Dictionary of contemporary English
palpate — pal|pate [ pæl,peıt ] verb transitive MEDICAL to examine a part of the body by pressing your fingers on it … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Palpate — To examine by touch or feel. On the physical examination of a patient, the edge of an enlarged liver may often be palpated below the rib cage. Palpate comes from the Latin palpare (to stroke or to pat). Just as the Latin word means to touch or… … Medical dictionary
palpate — I pal•pate [[t]ˈpæl peɪt[/t]] v. t. pat•ed, pat•ing med to examine by touch, esp. for the purpose of diagnosing disease or illness • Etymology: 1840–50; < L palpātus, ptp. of palpāre to stroke, touch, der. ofpalpuspalm of the hand; see ate I… … From formal English to slang
pedipalpate — ped·i·pal·pate … English syllables
