probang
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.
Origin of probang
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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If such symptoms arise the probang must be withdrawn at once.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 AgricultureThe probang is used when the former remedies are ineffectual.
Domestic Animals | Richard L. AllenThe 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 AgricultureShould 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 AgricultureHe 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
/ (ˈprəʊbæŋ) /
surgery a long flexible rod, often with a small sponge at one end, for inserting into the oesophagus, as to apply medication
Origin of probang
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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