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probang

probang noun: a tool consisting rod, originally made of whalebone, with a sponge on the end, used for removing obstructions from the oesophagus, etc.

Noun

probang (plural probangs)

  1. A tool consisting rod, originally made of whalebone, with a sponge on the end, used for removing obstructions from the oesophagus, etc.
    • In regard to foreign bodies in the œsophagus, Prof. Chiene's case of the bone, which was not capable of detection by the ordinary probangs and bougies, had some points of similarity […]1885 November, Edinburgh Medical Journal, volume 30, page 479

probang meaning in Tamil

probang in Tamil

உணவுக்குழல் அடைப்பு நீக்கும் உபகரணம், தொண்டை, தொண்டை அடைப்பு அறிகருவி, புறோபாங்கு

Forms of probang

pluralprobangs

Questions about probang

What does probang mean?
Probang means a tool consisting rod, originally made of whalebone, with a sponge on the end, used for removing obstructions from the oesophagus, etc.
What is probang in Tamil?
Probang in Tamil is உணவுக்குழல் அடைப்பு நீக்கும் உபகரணம், தொண்டை, தொண்டை அடைப்பு அறிகருவி. See Probang meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is probang?
Probang is a noun.
What is the plural of probang?
The plural of probang is probangs.

Words near probang in the dictionary

  1. probality
  2. probally
  3. proband
  4. probands
  5. probandwise
  6. probang
  7. probangs
  8. probarbital
  9. probasal
  10. Probasco
  11. Probascos

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