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Definition of Bougie

Bougie
Bougie Bou*gie", n. [F. bougie wax candle, bougie, fr. Bougie, Bugia, a town of North Africa, from which these candles were first imported into Europe.] 1. (Surg.) A long, flexible instrument, that is Note: introduced into the urethra, esophagus, etc., to remove obstructions, or for the other purposes. It was originally made of waxed linen rolled into cylindrical form. 2. (Pharm.) A long slender rod consisting of gelatin or some other substance that melts at the temperature of the body. It is impregnated with medicine, and designed for introduction into urethra, etc.

Meaning of Bougie from wikipedia

- Look up bougie or Bougie in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bougie is the city of Béjaïa, Algeria. Bougie may also refer to: Jacques Bougie (born 1947)...
- Béjaïa (/bɪˈdʒaɪə/; Arabic: بجاية, romanized: Bijāya, [bid͡ʒaːja]) formerly Bougie and Bugia, is a Mediterranean port city and commune on the Gulf of Béjaïa...
- Joseph Jean "Tizon" Bougie (January 11, 1886 – October 19, 1918) was a Canadian professional ice hockey and baseball player. He pla**** one game with the...
- Psoriasis is a long-lasting, noncontagious autoimmune disease characterized by patches of abnormal skin. These areas are red, pink, or purple, dry, itchy...
- Bone was responsible superintending the senior naval officers in charge at Bougie and Phillippeville naval bases. The post holder reported directly to the...
- La Bougie du Sapeur (French: [la bu.ʒi dy sa.pœʁ]) is a French satirical newspaper launched in 1980 that is published only on Leap Day, making it the world's...
- patients with narrow strictures, as they may curl proximal to the obstruction. Bougie over guidewire dilators are used at the time of gastroscopy or fluoroscopy...
- Sarcoidosis (/ˌsɑːrkɔɪˈdoʊsɪs/; also known as Besnier–Boeck–Schaumann disease) is a disease involving abnormal collections of inflammatory cells that form...
- Isaac "Bougie" Herzog (Hebrew: יצחק "בוז׳י" הרצוג, romanized: Yitskhak "Buzhi" Hertsog; born 22 September 1960) is an Israeli politician who has been serving...
- some Algerian privateers near Bougie. The War happened when the English navy destro**** some of Algerian privateers near Bougie in 1672, the Algerian Diwan...