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Definition of Bougies

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 It was originally made of waxed linen rolled into cylindrical form. 2.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 Bougies from wikipedia

- Bougy is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Communes of the Calvados department "Répertoire national...
- Béjaïa (/bɪˈdʒaɪə/; Arabic: بجاية, romanized: Bijāya, [bid͡ʒaːja]) formerly Bougie and Bugia, is a Mediterranean port city and commune on the Gulf of Béjaïa...
- Bougy-Villars is a muni****lity in the Swiss canton of Vaud, located in the district of Morges. Bougy-Villars is first mentioned in 996 as in villa Balgedelco...
- Bougy is a commune in Calvados, France. Bougy may also refer to: Bougy-lez-Neuville, commune in Loire, France Bougy-Villars, muni****lity in Vaud, Switzerland...
- dilators:[citation needed] Mercury or tungsten-weighted bougies have blindly inserted bougies placed into the esophagus by the treating physician. They...
- Alfred James Louis Joseph de Bougy (5 November 1814 — 4 September 1871), French poet and author, was born in Grenoble. He died in Thonon-les-Bains. He...
- 2018. https://ndjamenahebdo.net/renaissance-football-club-rfc-totalise-70-bougies/ "Tchad: Elect sport sacré champion national". 8 October 2018. "Le Tchadanthropus-tribune...
- de nouvelles recettes". Le Monde. 22 November 2013. "M6 souffle ses 25 bougies". Terrafemina. 1 March 2012. "France's TF1 & M6 Enter Exclusive Merger...
- If symptoms persist, the esophageal web can be dilated using esophageal bougies during upper endoscopy, which allows for normal swallowing and the p****age...
- semi-rigid bougies existed long before the advent of flexible endoscopes. Since that time oesophageal dilatation has been carried out using either bougies or...