bougie: Meaning and Definition of

bou•gie

Pronunciation: (b'jē, -zhē, b-zhē'), [key]
— n.
    1. a slender, flexible instrument introduced into passages of the body, esp. the urethra, for dilating, examining, medicating, etc.
    2. a suppository.
  1. a wax candle.
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