| 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) |
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| 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) |