bougie
21Bougie — A thin cylinder of rubber, plastic, metal or another material that a physician inserts into or though a body passageway, such as the esophagus, to diagnose or treat a condition. A bougie may be used to widen a passageway, guide another instrument …
22BOUGIE — s. f. Chandelle de cire. Grosse bougie. Petite bougie. Bougie de table. Un bout de bougie. Allumer de la bougie. Ne brûler que de la bougie. Bougie blanche. Bougie jaune. Une livre de bougie. Allumer les bougies. Éteindre, souffler les bougies. …
23Bougie — This article refers to the name Bougie. For the medical procedure, please see esophageal dilatation The name Bougie originally comes from France. This family name is spelled in very different ways like Bougie, (de) Bougy, Bogie, Bougé, Bougis,… …
24bougie — (bou jie) s. f. 1° Chandelle de cire. • Après que les ruches sans miel N eurent plus que la cire, on fit mainte bougie, LA FONT. Fab. IX, 12. • Ils rallument le feu de leur bougie éteinte, BOILEAU Lutr. III. • Un homme qui vit sans… …
25Bougie — Bou|gie 〈[buʒi:] f. 10; Med.〉 Stab zur Erweiterung bzw. Dehnung krankhaft verengter Gänge, z. B. der Harnröhre [frz., „Sonde, Katheter“, eigtl. „Kerze, Wachslicht“] * * * I Bougie [bu ʒiː; französisch »Kerze«] die, / s, starrer oder biegsamer… …
26bougie — noun Etymology: French, from Bougie, seaport in Algeria Date: 1755 1. a wax candle 2. a. a tapering cylindrical instrument for introduction into a tubular passage of the body b. suppository …
27bougie — /booh jee, zhee, booh zhee /, n. 1. Med. a. a slender, flexible instrument introduced into passages of the body, esp. the urethra, for dilating, examining, medicating, etc. b. a suppository. 2. a wax candle. [1745 55; < F, after Bougie ( < Ar… …
28bougie — 1. noun /ˈbuːʒi/ A tapered cylindrical instrument for introducing an object into a tubular anatomical structure, or to dilate such a structure, as with an esophageal bougie. 2. adj …
29Bougie — Bou|gie [bu ʒi:] die; , s <aus fr. bougie »Kerze«> Dehnsonde (zur Erweiterung enger Körperkanäle, z. B. der Harnröhre); vgl. ↑Bacillus …
30bougie — French for candle. Can be used to replace most words. A substitution for thing. Good for semi bilingual people Where s I put the bougie? …
