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Definition of: bougie
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′jē, -zhē) noun
1. Med. a A smooth, slender, flexible instrument to be introduced into a canal of the body, for removing obstructions, etc. b A suppository.
2. A wax candle, [from Bougie, a town in Algeria, where the candles were made]
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