Defn: Palpitating; throbbing; trembling. Carlyle.
PALPITATE
Pal"pi*tate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Palpitated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Palpitating().] Etym: [L. palpitare, palpitatum, v. intens. fr.
pappare. See Palpable.]
Defn: To beat rapidly and more strongly than usual; to throb; to bound with emotion or exertion; to pulsate violently; to flutter; — said specifically of the heart when its action is abnormal, as from excitement.
PALPITATION
Pal`pi*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. palpitatio: cf. F. palpitation.]
Defn: A rapid pulsation; a throbbing; esp., an abnormal, rapid beating of the heart as when excited by violent exertion, strong emotion, or by disease.
PALPLESS
Palp"less, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Without a palpus.
PALPOCIL
Pal"po*cil, n. Etym: [See Palpus, and Cilium.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A minute soft filamentary process springing from the surface of certain hydroids and sponges.
PALPUS
Pal"pus, n.; pl. Palpi. Etym: [NL. See Palp.] (Zoöl.)