bougie
- noun
- /ˈbuːʒi/
- Specialized
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- To examine the patient's urethra, the urologist carefully employed a bougie to widen the passage.
Examples
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Two attempts at intubation using a gum elastic bougie failed because the bougie could not pass into the trachea.
Academic text (2007) -
We had also kept a stylet and an intubating bougie ready in anticipation of a difficult airway, along with laser endotracheal tubes.
Academic text (2007) -
Two attempts at intubation using a gum elastic bougie failed because the bougie could not pass into the trachea.
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The doctor used a bougie to help open the patient's narrow esophagus for the procedure.
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During the emergency surgery, the surgeon inserted a bougie to facilitate access to the patient's airway.
Synonyms
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A thin tube with a light and camera used to look inside the airways
Compounds
How Thick
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bougie in medicine takes its name from the French bougie meaning 'candle'. Because the tool is thin and candle-like, doctors use a bougie to gently open or check narrow parts inside the body.