Bougie (from the French bougie - probe) is a medical instrument, which is a flexible or rigid rod used for the gradual expansion or examination of tubular organs.
Allocate bougie:
The capitate (synonym: Guyon bougie) is an elastic bougie with a thickening at the distal (distal) end and divisions along the entire length, used to establish the place of narrowing of the urethra and the duration of the narrowed areas;
Conical - elastic bougie, which gradually becomes thinner towards the end, used for bougienage (diagnosis or treatment) of a narrowed esophagus or urethra;
Filiform (synonyms: "whalebone", filiform bougie) - elastic thin bougie used for severe narrowing of the urethra;
Elastic - an elastic bougie made of non-metallic materials (cotton or silk fabric coated with waterproof varnishes and resins, or polymers).
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Nitrogen (Nitrogenium; N; Greek a - negative part + zoe - life) is a chemical element of group V of the periodic system of D. I. Mendeleev with an atomic mass (weight) of 14.007; atomic number - 7. In living organisms, nitrogen is part of proteins and their derivatives. In molecular form (N2), it is a gas that makes up 78% of the volume of the earth's atmosphere
Azotemia (azotaeimia; Greek a- - negative part + zoe - life + Greek haima - blood; synonym: hyperazotemia) - excess content of nitrogen-containing protein metabolism products in the blood
Eye accommodation (accomodatio oculi; lat. accomodatio - adaptation, adaptation) is a physiological process characterized by changes in the refractive power of the eye during visual perception of objects located at different distances from it
Medical area - a territorial unit with a certain number of residents or employees and workers united according to the production principle, which is assigned to a specific doctor of the polyclinic in order to provide medical care, study the state of health and carry out preventive measures
