as in touched
medical
to examine (part of the body) by touching it
The doctor palpated his ribs to see if there was any tenderness.
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However, the lurid thoughts communicated in Johanne’s prose are enough to send Kristin and Karin into a spiral over how Johanne could possibly have come to felt this way.—
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“Palpated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palpated. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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