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bou·gie (bo̵̅o̅′jē′, -z̸hē′)

noun

  1. a wax candle
  2. Med. a slender instrument introduced into a body canal, esp. the urethra or rectum, as for dilating it

Etymology: Fr, wax candle, after Bougie, Algerian seaport (< ML Bugia < Ar Buǧâya) whence wax candles were imported

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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