English → Latin
“bougie” in Latin
cēreusof wax, waxen; of the colour of wax; beige, cream-coloured; of the properties of wax; soft, pliantcăthĕtera surgical instrument for drawing off the urine
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
bougie
cereus (war light): catheter (καθετήρ, surgical instrument for drawing off the water, Caelius Aurelianus).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for bougie?
- The usual Latin words for “bougie” are cēreus, căthĕter. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.