bowel
[ bou-uhl, boul ]
/ ˈbaʊ əl, baʊl /
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noun
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.
verb (used with object), bow·eled, bow·el·ing or (especially British) bow·elled, bow·el·ling.
to disembowel.
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Origin of bowel
1250–1300; Middle English b(o)uel<Old French <Latin botellus little sausage (bot(ulus) sausage + -ellus-elle)
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British Dictionary definitions for bowel
bowel
/ (ˈbaʊəl) /
noun
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
Word Origin for bowel
C13: from Old French bouel, from Latin botellus a little sausage, from botulus sausage
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Medical definitions for bowel
bowel
[ bou′əl, boul ]
n.
The intestine. Often used in the plural.
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Scientific definitions for bowel
bowel
[ bou′əl ]
The intestine.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
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