surgical instrument vs probe

probe vs surgical instrument

surgical instrument and probe both are nouns.

surgical instrument is not a verb while probe is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
surgical instrument	Yes	No	No	No
probe	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, probe is a hyponym of surgical instrument; that is, probe is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than surgical instrument:

surgical instrument: a medical instrument used in surgery
probe: a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities

Other hyponyms of surgical instrument include curet, curette, dermatome, dilater, dilator, haemostat, hemostat, photocoagulator, retractor, snare, surgical knife, trepan, trephine.

surgical instrument (noun)	probe (noun)
a medical instrument used in surgery	an exploratory action or expedition
	an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity
	a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities
	an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities

surgical instrument (verb)	probe (verb)
	question or examine thoroughly and closely
	examine physically with or as if with a probe

Difference between surgical instrument and probe

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