a method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something (of body parts when the examiner is a health professional)
feel
noun
a property perceived by touch
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Europe
🇩🇪German
palpieren
(einen Körperteil) durch Abtasten untersuchen
🇫🇷French
palper
examiner (une partie du corps) par palpation
🇪🇸Spanish
palpar
examinar (una parte del cuerpo) mediante palpación
🇮🇹Italian
palpare
esaminare (una parte del corpo) mediante palpazione
🇳🇱Dutch
betasten
onderzoek (een lichaamsdeel) door palpatie
🇵🇹Portuguese
palpar
examinar (uma parte do corpo) por palpação
🇷🇺Russian
пальпировать
осмотреть (часть тела) путем пальпации
India
🇮🇳Hindi
टटोलना
स्पर्शन द्वारा (शरीर के किसी अंग की) जांच करना
🇧🇩Bengali
পালপেট
palpation দ্বারা পরীক্ষা (একটি শরীরের অংশ)
🇮🇳Tamil
படபடப்பு
படபடப்பு மூலம் (உடல் பகுதியை) ஆராயுங்கள்
🇮🇳Telugu
పాల్పేట్
పాల్పేషన్ ద్వారా (శరీర భాగాన్ని) పరిశీలించండి
🇮🇳Marathi
टाळू
पॅल्पेशनद्वारे (शरीराचा एक भाग) तपासा
🇮🇳Gujarati
ધબકવું
પેલ્પેશન દ્વારા (શરીરનો એક ભાગ) તપાસો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸ್ಪರ್ಶ
ಸ್ಪರ್ಶದ ಮೂಲಕ (ದೇಹದ ಭಾಗ) ಪರೀಕ್ಷಿಸಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സ്പന്ദനം
സ്പന്ദനം വഴി (ശരീരഭാഗം) പരിശോധിക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਧੜਕਣ
ਪੈਲਪੇਸ਼ਨ ਦੁਆਰਾ (ਸਰੀਰ ਦੇ ਇੱਕ ਹਿੱਸੇ) ਦੀ ਜਾਂਚ ਕਰੋ
🇵🇰Urdu
دھڑکنا
palpation کے ذریعے (جسم کا ایک حصہ) کا معائنہ کریں۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
触诊
通过触诊检查（身体的一部分）
🇯🇵Japanese
触診する
触診によって（体の一部を）調べる
🇰🇷Korean
만져 보다
(신체의 일부를) 촉진하여 검사하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sờ nắn
kiểm tra (một bộ phận cơ thể) bằng cách sờ nắn
🇹🇭Thai
คลำ
ตรวจสอบ (ส่วนของร่างกาย) โดยการคลำ
🇮🇩Indonesian
meraba
memeriksa (bagian tubuh) dengan palpasi
🇲🇾Malay
rabaan
memeriksa (bahagian badan) dengan palpasi
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
جس
فحص (جزء من الجسم) عن طريق الجس
🇮🇷Persian
لمس کردن
معاینه (بخشی از بدن) با لمس
🇹🇷Turkish
elle muayene etmek
(bir vücut parçasını) elle muayene etmek
🇮🇱Hebrew
למשש
לבדוק (חלק בגוף) על ידי מישוש
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'palpate'?
The primary meaning of 'palpate' is 'examine (a body part) by palpation'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'palpate' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'palpate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'palpate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'palpate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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