probe

verb1 of 2

a system or piece of equipment that is used to get information; in medicine: a long thin instrument used for looking inside your body

• “The probe is ready to be launched into space.”Tatoeba
• “Space probes send back data from the far reaches of the solar system.”Tatoeba

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noun2 of 2

Any of various medical instruments used to explore wounds, organs, etc.