bou·gie (b  zh , -j)n. 1. Medicine a. A slender, flexible, cylindrical instrument that is inserted into a bodily canal, such as the urethra, to dilate, examine, or medicate. b. See suppository. 2. A wax candle. [French, from Old French, a fine wax, after Bougie (Bejaïa), a city of northern Algeria.] |
bougie [ˈbuːʒiː buːˈʒiː]
n
(Medicine) Med a long slender semiflexible cylindrical instrument for inserting into body passages, such as the rectum or urethra, to dilate structures, introduce medication, etc
[from French, originally a wax candle from Bougie (Bujiya), Algeria]
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