probe
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- (medicine) (countable) Probe is a medical instrument which is used to explore organs, wounds and cavities.
Verb[change]
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- (transitive & intransitive) If you probe into something, you investigate it to uncover information.
- If you probe further, you may discover different reasons.
- (transitive) If you probe something, you insert a probe into it.