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noun • A tapered cylindrical instrument for introducing an object into a tubular anatomical structure, or to dilate such a structure, as with an esophageal bougie. • A wax candle. adjective • (usually derogatory) Behaving like or pertaining to people of a higher social status, middle-class / bourgeois people (sometimes carrying connotations of fakeness, elitism, or snobbery). • Fancy or good-looking, without the same connotations of snobbery or pretentiousness as in sense 1. | ||||||||
| 28% | 12 | Instrument that measures the resistance of a material to being pierced | ||||||
noun • A mechanical device that measures the ease of penetration of an object into a semisolid • A device that measures the penetrating power of electromagnetic radiation (especially X-rays) | ||||||||
| 28% | 7 | Poked or pierced with a pointed instrument | ||||||
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Virus That Is Pierced By Old Medical Instrument Crossword Clue
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BOUGIE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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BOUGIE
Updated: October 14, 2023
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