"Bovie" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Bovies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Bovie (plural Bovies)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Bovie-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. Any of several notable people with this surname, especially William T. Bovie (1882-1958), a pioneer of biophysics and electrosurgery.
    Sense id: en-Bovie-en-name-n1fd~OCh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈboʊvi/ Forms: Bovies [plural]
Etymology: From the Bovie Medical Corporation, named after William T. Bovie (1882-1958), a pioneer of biophysics and electrosurgery, who led the development of the class of device. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Bovie (plural Bovies)
  1. (surgery, genericized trademark) A tool for electrosurgery, including radiofrequency ablation and electrocautery. Categories (topical): Surgery
    Sense id: en-Bovie-en-name-dcmkbepJ Categories (other): English genericized trademarks, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 35 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 31 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 31 50 Topics: medicine, sciences, surgery
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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