to explore
16
8.6
- verb
- /ɪkˈsplɔːr/
- Specialized
:
explorar
- And we're continuing to explore the human body, finding new ways to fix things like bridging damaged nerves.
- the surgeon explored
- thoroughly explored
- the patient was explored
Examples
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In addition, problems involving family members or family-of-origin issues are often effectively explored with spiritual genograms.
Academic text (2005) -
Toshi, exhausted, tentatively explores his own body, discovering bruises, scratches, and bites.
Fiction book (1996) -
Take the time to explore her mouth and pay attention to her reactions her body signals.
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Explore the medical center's patient files.
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A variety of management tools and risk-sharing mechanisms were explored at the Symposium.
Academic text (1999) -
During the surgery, the doctor needed to explore the patient's abdomen to diagnose the issue.
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To determine the cause of the symptoms, the surgeon decided to explore the affected tissue thoroughly.
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The medical team will explore the patient's lungs during the procedure to assess any potential damage.
Synonyms
∞
2.8
To look carefully at something to find facts
∞
1.0
To look at something carefully to understand it
868
2.5
To look at something carefully to find facts or problems
675
3.2
To study something carefully to understand it better
48
3.7
To look carefully at something to learn about it
30
3.8
To take a picture of the inside of a person or object using special invisible rays
23
4.6
To examine something with a thin instrument often by touch
1
8.8
To examine something carefully by looking at its parts
To examine by probing with a tool or by asking questions
Idioms
How Invasive
155
4.5
- Specialized
16
8.6
23
4.6
- Specialized
3
8.8
138
3.8
202
2.5
619
2.4
Surface Forms
Etymology
Explore comes from the Latin parts ex- 'out' and plorare 'to cry out'. A helpful way to remember the medical use is to think of a doctor 'searching out' inside the body to find a problem, so to explore an organ is to examine it carefully during an operation.