BOWEL


Meaning of BOWEL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbau̇(-ə)l ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French buel, boel, from Medieval Latin botellus, from Latin, diminutive of botulus sausage

Date: 14th century

1. : intestine , gut ; also : one of the divisions of the intestines — usually used in plural except in medical use

the large bowel

move your bowel s

2. archaic : the seat of pity, tenderness, or courage — usually used in plural

3. plural : the interior parts ; especially : the deep or remote parts

bowel s of the earth

• bow·el·less ˈbau̇(-ə)l-ləs adjective

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