palp

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The male palp alone can grow to around 5 cm, nearly four times longer than the front section of the body and almost as long as the spider's longest legs.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

I had 103.7° fever, a blood pressure that was 80 over palp, and oxygen levels that were so low I required oxygen support at a level just below that achieved with mechanical ventilation.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2020

C, Maxill�: c1, palp; c2, galea; c3, lacinia; c4, stipes.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various

A second ramus, the “exopodite,” often is also retained in the form of a palp or feeler.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various

B, Piercing mouth of a Mosquito: a, labial palps; b, labium epi-pharynx; c, labium; d and e, maxill�; f, labrum; g, antenn�; h and i, ocelli: hy, hypopharynx; j, labial palp.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various