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bou⋅gie

  [boo-jee, -zhee, boo-zhee]
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–noun
1. Medicine/Medical.
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.
Origin:
1745–55; < F, after Bougie (< Ar Bujāyah), town in Algeria, center of the wax trade
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bou·gie   (bōō'zhē, -jē)   
n.  

  1. Medicine

    1. A slender, flexible, cylindrical instrument that is inserted into a bodily canal, such as the urethra, to dilate, examine, or medicate.

    2. See suppository.

  2. A wax candle.


[French, from Old French, a fine wax, after Bougie (Bejaïa), a city of northern Algeria.]
sup·pos·i·to·ry   (sə-pŏz'ĭ-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē)   
n.   pl. sup·pos·i·to·ries
A small plug of medication designed to melt at body temperature within a body cavity other than the mouth, especially the rectum or vagina. Also called bougie.

[Middle English, from Old French suppositorie, from Medieval Latin suppositōrium, from Late Latin, neuter of suppositōrius, placed under, from Latin suppositus, past participle of suppōnere, to put under; see suppose.]
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Main Entry: bou·gie
Pronunciation: 'bü-"zhE, -"jE
Function: noun
1 : a tapering cylindrical instrument for introduction into a tubularpassage of the body
2 : SUPPOSITORY
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bougie bou·gie (b&oomacr;'zhē, -jē)
n.
A cylindrical instrument, usually somewhat flexible and yielding, used for calibrating or dilating constricted areas in tubular organs, such as the urethra or rectum.

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Bougie

town, Mediterranean port, northeastern Algeria. The town lies at the mouth of the Wadi Soummam. Sheltered by Mount Gouraya (2,165 feet [660 m]) and Cape Carbon, it receives an annual average rainfall of 40 inches (1,000 mm) and is surrounded by a fertile plain. The older town, built on the mountain slope, descends to the French-built sector spread along the road to Algiers and containing the business and industrial quarters

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