A long. slender, flexible rod having a tuft or sponge at the end, used to remove foreign bodies from or apply medication to the larynx or esophagus.

• 除鲠器，食管探子纤细而可弯曲的长圆棒，其一端有一小片海绵或毛撮，用来去除喉部或食管的外来异物或给喉部或食道上药