bowel
Anatomy.
Usually bowels. the intestine.
a part of the intestine.
bowels,
the inward or interior parts: the bowels of the earth.
Archaic. feelings of pity or compassion.
to disembowel.
Origin of bowel
1Other words from bowel
- bow·el·less, adjective
Words Nearby bowel
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How to use bowel in a sentence
I’d been cramped beneath claustrophobic sheets of canvas or assorted high-tech fabrics and snoring recycled air on the shoulders of some mountain or in the bowels of some canyon.
In the bowels of the stadium, near where the athletes lined up to enter the ceremonies for the scaled down parade of nations, hung a true catch-all sign that captured the essentials that the pandemic has prioritized.
What You Didn’t See on TV at the Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony | Sean Gregory, Alice Park and Aria Chen/Tokyo | July 23, 2021 | TimeWith each minute that I advanced further into the bowels of Louisiana, the strange feeling grew within me that if we got lost no one would be able to find us.
Locked up in the Land of Liberty: Part III | Yariel Valdés González | July 21, 2021 | Washington BladeHis face hit the pavement, and he lost control of his bowels.
Medics hypothesized that the large intestine was a visceral leftover from the time when our ancestors had to run from predators and often didn’t have time to stop long enough to empty their bowels.
The Man Who Drank Cholera and Launched the Yogurt Craze - Issue 100: Outsiders | Lina Zeldovich | May 19, 2021 | Nautilus
Anything in your gut sticks to the surface of charcoal like a magnet and gets carried out through a bowel movement.
Take, for example, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a condition that affects some 15 percent of Americans.
The tumor in his colon had spread to four of his lymph nodes and penetrated the bowel wall.
The thing is that autoimmune diseases—like diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, and rheumatoid arthritis—are on the rise.
New Research Shows Poorly Understood “Leaky Gut Syndrome” Is Real, May Be the Cause of Several Diseases | Daniela Drake | March 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut new research shows it is indeed real, and may be the cause of asthma, irritable bowel syndrome, arthritis, and more.
New Research Shows Poorly Understood “Leaky Gut Syndrome” Is Real, May Be the Cause of Several Diseases | Daniela Drake | March 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYellowish or brown, needle-like or rhombic crystals of hematoidin (Fig. 32) may be seen after hemorrhage into the bowel.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddGlycerine and soapy water, equal parts, may be introduced into the bowel for temporary relief of a persistent constipation.
The Mother and Her Child | William S. SadlerHence it follows that the lower bowel should be emptied of this matter as frequently as possible, at least once a day.
A Civic Biology | George William HunterThis contains no food value, and does not ferment, but fills the lower bowel and stimulates it to activity.
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society | Upton SinclairStomach and bowel troubles, and the nervous disorders occasioned by these, stop almost immediately when you fast.
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society | Upton Sinclair
British Dictionary definitions for bowel
/ (ˈbaʊəl) /
an intestine, esp the large intestine in man
(plural) innards; entrails
(plural) the deep or innermost part (esp in the phrase the bowels of the earth)
(plural) archaic the emotions, esp of pity or sympathy
Origin of bowel
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for bowel
[ bou′əl ]
The intestine.
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