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bowel

bo·wel

UK/ˈbaʊ.əl/ US/baʊl/ fairly common

noun

1.

the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus

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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French bouel, from Old French boïel, from Latin botellus, diminutive of botulus (“sausage”). Doublet of boyau.

Phrases

  • book bowel
  • book bowel tendency
  • bowel cancer
  • bowel movement
  • bowel obstruction
  • bowel transit time
  • gay bowel syndrome
  • get one's bowels in an uproar

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