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palpitation

English

Etymology

From Middle French palpitation, from Latin palpitatio

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

palpitation (countable and uncountable, plural palpitations)

  1. An abnormal beating of the heart that may be perceived by the patient, a result of excitement, exertion, or illness.

Translations


French

Etymology

From Latin palpit?ti?.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pal.pi.ta.sj??/

Noun

palpitation f (plural palpitations)

  1. palpitation

Related terms

  • palpiter

Descendants

  • ? Romanian: palpita?ie

Further reading

  • “palpitation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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palpate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin palp?tus, perfect passive participle of palp? (touch softly).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: p?l?p?t, IPA(key): /?pælpe?t/

Verb

palpate (third-person singular simple present palpates, present participle palpating, simple past and past participle palpated)

  1. To examine or otherwise explore through touch, particularly (medicine) in reference to an area or organ of the human body.
    • 1992 March 2, Richard Preston, The New Yorker, "The Mountains of Pi":
      David reached inside with his fingers and palpated a logic board.
    I palpated his expired heart.

Synonyms

  • touch

Translations

Adjective

palpate (not comparable)

  1. Of palp, or having palp.

Related terms

  • palp
  • palpability
  • palpable
  • palpation
  • palpiform
  • palpitate
  • palpitation

Further reading

  • palpate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • palpate at OneLook Dictionary Search

Italian

Noun

palpate f

  1. plural of palpata

Verb

palpate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of palpare
  2. second-person plural imperative of palpare
  3. feminine plural of palpato

Latin

Verb

palp?te

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of palp?

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