Qualitative Concept
palpable Audio
pal·pa·ble [ pal-puh-buhl]
Etymology:
Latin palpare = to feel + -bilis = able
Hence something one can feel. From this same root come the words palpate and palpation.
Definitions related to palpable:
  • Capable of being handled or touched or felt.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Capable of being handled, touched or felt through palpation.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (palpable disease) A term used to describe cancer that can be felt by touch, usually present in lymph nodes, skin, or other organs of the body such as the liver or colon.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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