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Oesophagus vs Probang - What's the difference?

oesophagus | probang |

As nouns the difference between oesophagus and probang

is that oesophagus is the tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach while probang is a slender elastic rod, as of whalebone, with a sponge on the end, for removing obstructions from the oesophagus, etc.

oesophagus

English

Alternative forms

* esophagus (US spelling) * (older UK spelling)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (anatomy) The tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach.

    • Synonyms

    * gullet * weasand

    Derived terms

    * oesophageal * oesophagectomy * oesophagitis

    See also

    * (oesophagus) English nouns with irregular plurals

    probang

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A slender elastic rod, as of whalebone, with a sponge on the end, for removing obstructions from the oesophagus, etc.

    • Related terms

    * probe (Webster 1913)