Probe vs Catheter - What's the difference?
probe | catheter |
(surgery) Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc.
(figuratively) Something which penetrates something else, as though to explore; something which obtains information.
An act of probing; a prod, a poke.
(figuratively) An investigation or inquiry.
(aeronautics) A tube attached to an aircraft which can be fitted into the drogue from a tanker aircraft to allow for aerial refuelling.
(sciences) A small device, especially an electrode, used to explore, investigate or measure something by penetrating or being placed in it.
(astronautics) A small, usually unmanned, spacecraft used to acquire information or measurements about its surroundings.
(game of go) a move with multiple answers seeking to make the opponent choose and commit to a strategy
(intransitive) To explore, investigate, or question
* Hallam
To insert a probe into.
(medicine) A small tube inserted into a body cavity to remove fluid, create an opening, distend a passageway or administer a drug
As nouns the difference between probe and catheter
is that probe is any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc while catheter is a small tube inserted into a body cavity to remove fluid, create an opening, distend a passageway or administer a drug.As a verb probe
is to explore, investigate, or question.As a proper noun Probe
is a model of Ford automobile.probe
English
Noun
(en noun)- They launched a probe into the cause of the accident.
- Insert the probe into the soil and read the temperature.
Synonyms
* (game of go ) yosu-miruDerived terms
* probe-and-drogueVerb
(prob)- If you probe further, you may discover different reasons.
- the growing disposition to probe the legality of all acts of the crown
