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pro·bang (pr

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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.

[Alteration (probably influenced by probe) of provang.]

probang [ˈprəʊbæŋ]

(Medicine / Surgery) Surgery a long flexible rod, often with a small sponge at one end, for inserting into the oesophagus, as to apply medication

[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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