[ 'prəʊbaŋ ]
■ noun Medicine a flexible strip with a sponge or tuft at the end, used to remove an object from the throat or apply medication to it.
Origin
C17 (named provang by its inventor): perh. an alt. suggested by probe .
[ 'prəʊbaŋ ]
■ noun Medicine a flexible strip with a sponge or tuft at the end, used to remove an object from the throat or apply medication to it.
Origin
C17 (named provang by its inventor): perh. an alt. suggested by probe .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004