See Also: wax-tipped bougie(medicine)
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Burnt(medicine)
burnt(dictionary)
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olive-tipped catheter(medicine)
acorn-tipped catheter(medicine)
burnt alum(medicine)
burnt 2, adjective(dictionary)
burnt 1, verb(dictionary)

wax-tipped bougie (medicine) and burnt (iou)


wax-tipped bougie (medicine)


wax-tipped bougie


A long slender flexible bougie with a wax tip, used for endoscopic passage into the ureter to confirm the presence of a calculus by scratching the surface of the tip with the sharp edges of the stone.


burnt (iou)



burnt ppl adjective. . ME.
[pa. pple of BURN verb.]
Consumed by fire; affected, damaged, or injured by fire or extreme heat; charred, scorched.
burnt almond an almond enclosed in caramelized sugar. burnt cork charred cork used esp. to blacken the face, hands, etc. burnt cream = creme br?lee s.v. CReME 1. burnt ochre, burnt sienna, burnt umber, etc.: having a deeper colour obtained by calcination. burnt offering a religious sacrifice offered by burning. burnt-out adjective (a) gutted or driven out by fire; exhausted, spent; (b) cured of leprosy (esp. in burnt-out case); also fig. passing into sense (a). burnt sienna: see burnt ochre above. burnt taste: like that of Food that has been charred. burnt umber: see burnt ochre above.