bougies
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bougies, plural;
/ˈbo͞ojē/,/-ZHē/,
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bougies, plural;
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A thin, flexible surgical instrument for exploring or dilating a passage of the body
Web Definitions:
- The name originally comes from France.
- (bougie) A tapered cylindrical instrument for introducing an object into a tubular anatomical structure, or to dilate such a structure, as with an esophageal bougie; Acting as if one is of a higher social status than one is; suspicions regarding true roots and background are implied. ...
- (Bougie) Along tapered tube of soft plastic used in esophageal surgery to dilate strictures.
- (BOUGIE) A mercury-filled dilator in the shape of a cylinder or tapered cylinder. Bougies come in a range of different sizes.