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pal·pa·ble 'pal-pə-bəl adj capable of being touched or felt esp capable of being examined by palpation <the tip of the spleen was questionably \palpable (Jour. Amer. Med. Assoc.)>
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palp·a·ble (palґpə-bəl) perceptible by touch.Medical dictionary. 2011.