Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A long, slender, flexible rod having a tuft or sponge at the end, used to remove foreign bodies from or apply medication to the larynx or esophagus.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In surgery, a long and slender elastic rod of whalebone, with a piece of sponge attached to one end, or other similar instrument, for introduction into the esophagus or larynx, as for the application of remedies or the removal of foreign bodies.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A slender elastic rod, as of whalebone, with a sponge on the end, for removing obstructions from the esophagus, etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
slender elastic rod , as ofwhalebone , with asponge on the end, for removingobstructions from theoesophagus , etc.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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A probang is a piece of whalebone with a bit of sponge firmly fixed to one end; but, if one is not at hand, a cane with a knot at the end, or even a riding-whip, with a thick end, would probably suffice.
The Lady's Country Companion: or, How to Enjoy a Country Life Rationally Jane 1845
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The flexible probang, which is usually made of spiral wire covered with leather, is a very useful instrument to relieve choke when in the hands of an experienced operator.
Common Diseases of Farm Animals R. A. Craig
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Relating to the hollow part of the leg behind the knee joint. probang
Surgical Anatomy Joseph Maclise
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And when the surgeon passes the probang or other instruments into the oesophagus, he finds it necessary to give the head of the person on whom he operates the same inclination backwards.
Surgical Anatomy Joseph Maclise
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These obstructions can sometimes be removed by careful manipulations with the hand; but, where this can not be accomplished, the flexible probang should be employed.
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He will use a probang, an instrument made for this purpose, or inject Sweet or Olive
The Veterinarian Charles James Korinek
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Do not pass blindly an esophageal bougie, probang, or other instrument.
Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery Chevalier Jackson 1911
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An operation on the esophagus was immediately commenced, but abandoned, and an attempt made to push the fish down with a probang, which was, in a measure, successful.
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An operation on the esophagus was immediately commenced, but abandoned, and an attempt made to push the fish down with a probang, which was, in a measure, successful.
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A bolus of food, for example, or a small smooth object that is likely to pass safely along the alimentary canal, if it cannot be extracted with forceps, may be pushed on into the stomach by the aid of a bulbous-headed or sponge probang.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. Alexander Miles 1893
vendingmachine commented on the word probang
A probang is a piece of whalebone with a bit of sponge firmly fixed to one end.
"For some purposes, such as pushing onward an impacted bolus of food, the sponge probang -- which consists of a small round sponge fixed on a whalebone stem -- is to be preferred."
June 10, 2015
Gammerstang commented on the word probang
(2) Provang, a whalebone instrument used for cleansing the stomach.
--James Halliwell's Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, 1855
January 21, 2018