bougie
noun
- a wax candle
- Med. a slender instrument introduced into a body canal, esp. the urethra or rectum, as for dilating it
See bougie in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(bo͞oˈzhē, -jē)
noun- Medicine
a. A slender, flexible, cylindrical instrument that is inserted into a bodily canal, such as the urethra, to dilate, examine, or medicate.
- A wax candle.
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