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pal·pate
 palpate
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- pronunciation:
- pael
peIt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
palpates, palpating, palpated |
| definition: |
to examine (an internal organ or an external part of the body) for medical reasons by touching or pressing.
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| related words: |
handle |
adverb + (v.)palpate
before, carefully, easily
(v.)palpate
+ noun
abdomen, area, bone, breast, cavity, cuff, doctor, finger, hand, heart, lump, lymph, mass, neck, node, padding, patient, pulse, rotator
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| derivations: |
palpatory (adj.), palpation (n.) |
The word palpate
contains the following parts:
palp
Latin
root
that means touch
  Example words:
-ate1
Latin
verb-forming suffix
that means to make, cause, do
More about this word part:
The suffix -ate
primarily forms transitive verbs from Latin bases. Many -ate
verbs were loanwords from Latin. Verbs ending in -ate
combine with the suffix -ion to form nouns ending in -ation. These verbs also have corresponding agent nouns ending in -ator (navigator, dictator, elevator).
Example words:
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