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impalpable

 [im-pal´pah-b'l]
not detectable by touch.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

im·pal·pa·ble

(im-pal'pă-bĕl)
Denotes something that cannot be touched.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

impalpable

Unable to be felt.
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