Definition of Probang

1. n. A slender elastic rod, as of whalebone, with a sponge on the end, for removing obstructions from the esophagus, etc.

Definition of Probang

1. Noun. A slender elastic rod, as of whalebone, with a sponge on the end, for removing obstructions from the oesophagus, etc. ¹

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Definition of Probang

1. a surgical rod [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Probang

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probably
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proball
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probang (current term)
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Literary usage of Probang

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Pye's Surgical Handicraft: A Manual of Surgical Manipulations, Minor Surgery by Walter Pye (1893)
"... the best instrument to use is a probang ot bone'etc° with bristles (Fig. 172) arranged so that they occupy little FIG. 172.—Expanding probang. ..."

2. Saint Louis Medical and Surgical Journal (1868)
"The writer therefore determined to use the bristle probang. This instrument was invented I think by a surgeon in the East India service, but whose name I ..."

3. The Throat and Nose, and Their Diseases by Lennox Browne (1890)
"... LARYNGEAL SPONGE probang (ONE-THIRD MEASUREMENTS). To show that these words of caution are not uncalled for, facsimile copies have been made, ..."

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