bowel
IPA: bˈaʊʌɫ
noun
- (chiefly medicine) A part or division of the intestines, usually the large intestine.
- (in the plural) The entrails or intestines; the internal organs of the stomach.
- (in the plural, figuratively) The (deep) interior of something.
- (in the plural, archaic) The seat of pity or the gentler emotions; pity or mercy.
- (obsolete, in the plural) offspring
verb
- (now rare) To disembowel.
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Examples of "bowel" in Sentences
- Shy Bowel is sometimes called Bashful Bowel.
- It was also said to soothe and calm the bowels.
- The bowel connects the small intestine to the anus.
- An ileostomy valve for controlling bowel continence.
- Deep in the bowels of the Internet, something is stirring.
- In the bowel, it adheres to the mucus of the large intestine.
- Further, it acidifies the environment in the lumen of the bowel.
- These solutes pull water into the lumen of the bowel, and diarrhea results.
- As the sand or dirt irritates the lining of the bowel it can cause diarrhea.
- As the sand or dirt irritates the lining of the bowel, it can cause diarrhea.
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