probang

[ proh-bang ]

/ ˈproʊ bæŋ /

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noun Surgery.

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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Origin of probang

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

Words nearby probang

probable, probable cause, probable error, probably, proband, probang, probate, probate court, probation, probationary, probationary assistant

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How to use probang in a sentence

If such symptoms arise the probang must be withdrawn at once.
Special Report on Diseases of Cattle|U.S. Department of Agriculture
The probang is used when the former remedies are ineffectual.
Domestic Animals|Richard L. Allen
The diagnosis is complete if, upon passing the probang (a flexible tube made for this purpose), an obstruction is encountered.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse|United States Department of Agriculture
Should our efforts entirely fail, we must then endeavor to force the obstruction downward by means of the probang.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse|United States Department of Agriculture

He covered a probang with the skin of a small eel, or the gut of a lamb or cat.
Zoonomia, Vol. II|Erasmus Darwin

British Dictionary definitions for probang

probang

/ (ˈprəʊbæŋ) /

noun

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

Word Origin for probang

C17: variant, apparently by association with probe, of provang, name coined by W. Rumsey (1584–1660), Welsh judge, its inventor; of unknown origin

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