probang

American  

[proh-bang] / ˈproʊ bæŋ /

noun

Surgery.

1. a long, slender, elastic rod with a sponge, ball, or the like, at the end, to be introduced into the esophagus or larynx, as for removing foreign bodies, or for introducing medication.

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probang British  

/ ˈprəʊbæŋ /

noun

1. surgery a long flexible rod, often with a small sponge at one end, for inserting into the oesophagus, as to apply medication

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Etymology

Origin of probang

1650–60; alteration (by association with probe ) of provang, unexplained coinage of the inventor

Example Sentences

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probang

A probang is a flexible instrument and adapts itself to the natural curvature of the gullet, and if used cautiously there is not much risk of injury.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

The forceps are closed while the probang is being introduced; their blades are regulated by a screw in the handle of the instrument.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

Doctors use forceps or another instrument called a probang.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter

The probang is used when the former remedies are ineffectual.

From Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. by Richard L. Allen

Do not pass blindly an esophageal bougie, probang, or other instrument.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson