| Hurst bougies | A series of mercury-filled tubes of graded diameter for dilating the cardioesophageal region. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| hurst | A wood or grove; a word used in the composition of many names, as in Hazlehurst. Origin: OE. Hurst, AS. Hyrst; akin to OHG. Hurst, horst, wood, thicket, G. Horst the nest of a bird of prey, an eyerie, thicket. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| Maloney bougies | A series of bougie's similar to Hurst bougie's but having cone-shaped tips. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Savary bougies | Silastic tapered tip bougies used over a guide wire in oesophageal dilatation. (05 Mar 2000) |