probe
17
6.0
- noun
- /proʊb/
- Specialized
:
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- The ultrasound probe provided clear images of the baby's development inside the womb.
- pH probe
- esophageal probe
- pharyngeal probe
Examples
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The doctor carefully inserted the probe to investigate the injury in his abdomen.
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The traction force is monitored as the probe is removed at constant velocity.
Academic text (1999) -
- Be careful where the probe is applied.
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Now, just hold the probe in place so I can see what I'm doing.
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However, as the surgeon pushed the probe in, the patient complained of intense noise!
Academic text (1998) -
Space exploration technology gave rise to surgical probes used to treat brain tumors and to handheld infrared cameras.
Academic text (2004) -
An 8-inch-long, flexible probe accesses difficult-to-reach areas of piping or appliances.
Academic text (2004) -
Echocardiography was performed with a 10 MHz probe (Vivid System 5, GE, USA).
Academic text (2018) -
We perform ambulatory 24-hour double-probe simultaneous esophageal and pharyngeal pH monitoring, with probe placement based on manometric measurement.
Academic text (2002) -
During the examination, the nurse used the probe to check for any abnormalities.
Synonyms
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4.7
A careful investigation to find the truth
Compounds
- Specialized
11
4.2
A machine sent into space without people to study planets and send information back
How Invasive
273
3.7
- Specialized
16
8.6
- Specialized
17
6.0
110
2.3
20
2.5
Surface Forms
Etymology
Probe comes from the old Latin word probare meaning 'to test'. In medicine a probe is a careful test: a thin, flexible instrument used to explore a wound or body cavity and find what is there.