SINCE 1828
bouginage
noun
bou·gi·nage
variants:
or bougienage \ ˌbü-zhē-ˈnäzh 
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Medical Definition of bouginage
: the dilation of a tubular cavity (as a constricted esophagus) with a bougie
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