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palpate
verb as in touch
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Before we necessarily had breasts, we were instructed to palpate the diseased, curvaceous effigy to feel for lumps.
The swelling is usually sessile, but may be pedunculated; it is usually possible to palpate the edges of the gap in the bones.
It is better then to palpate for the brachial as it lies beneath the inner edge of the biceps muscle.
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On this page you'll find 89 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to palpate, such as: abut, adjoin, border, brush, caress, and communicate.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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