| palp | To have a distinct touch or feeling of; to feel. "To bring a palped darkness o'er the earth." (Heywood) Origin: L. Palpare: cf. F. Palper. <zoology> Same as Palpus. Origin: Cf. F. Palpe. See Palpable. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| palpable | 1. Perceptible to touch; capable of being palpated. 2. Evident; plain. Origin: see palpation (05 Mar 2000) |
| palpable rale | A vibration that can be felt accompanying a low-pitched, hard, musical, or sonorous rale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| palpate | To touch or feel. The liver's edge may be palpated. (12 Dec 1998) |
| palpation | <technique> A simple technique in which a doctor presses lightly on the surface of the body to feel the organs or tissues underneath (16 Dec 1997) |
| palpatopercussion | Examination by means of combined palpation and percussion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| palpator | <zoology> One of a family of clavicorn beetles, including those which have very long maxillary palpi. Origin: L, a stroker. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| palpatory percussion | Finger percussion in which attention is focused upon the resistance and reverberation of the tissues under the finger as well as upon the sound elicited. Synonym: plessesthesia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| palpebra | <anatomy> An eyelid, either of the two movable folds that protect the anterior surface of the eyeball. (18 Nov 1997) |
| palpebra III | The semilunar fold formed by the palpebral conjunctiva at the medial angle of the eye, a fold of the conjunctival mucous membrane found in many animals; normally partially hidden in the medial canthus of the eye when at rest, it may be extended to cover part or all of the cornea in a winking-like action to clean the cornea, as in birds. Synonym: membrana nictitans, nictitating membrane, palpebra III, palpebra tertia, third eyelid. Synonym: plica lunata, plica semilunaris of eye, semilunar conjunctival fold. (05 Mar 2000) |
| palpebra inferior | The inferior, smaller and less mobile of the two eyelids; a check ligament from the inferior rectus muscle extends into it, pulling the lid inferiorly when the gaze is directed downward. Synonym: palpebra inferior, lower lid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| palpebra superior | The superior, larger and more mobile of the two eyelids which covers most of the anterior surface of the eyeball, including the cornea, when closed; a portion of the lacrimal gland and the aponeurosis of the levator palpebrae superioris muscle extend into it, the muscle opening the closed eye and providing additional elevation when the gaze is directed upward. Synonym: palpebra superior, upper lid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| palpebra tertia | The semilunar fold formed by the palpebral conjunctiva at the medial angle of the eye, a fold of the conjunctival mucous membrane found in many animals; normally partially hidden in the medial canthus of the eye when at rest, it may be extended to cover part or all of the cornea in a winking-like action to clean the cornea, as in birds. Synonym: membrana nictitans, nictitating membrane, palpebra III, palpebra tertia, third eyelid. Synonym: plica lunata, plica semilunaris of eye, semilunar conjunctival fold. (05 Mar 2000) |
| palpebrae | Pleural of palpebra (05 Mar 2000) |
| palpebral | Relating to an eyelid or the eyelids. (05 Mar 2000) |