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bowel

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bow·el  (boul, boul)
n.
1.
a. The intestine. Often used in the plural.
b. A part or division of the intestine: the large bowel.
2. bowels The interior of something: in the bowels of the ship.
3. bowels Archaic The seat of pity or the gentler emotions.

[Middle English, from Old French boel, from Latin botellus, small intestine, diminutive of botulus, sausage.]

bowel
Noun
1. an intestine, esp. the large intestine in man
2. bowels entrails
3. bowels the innermost part: the bowels of the earth [Latin botellus a little sausage]

bowel  (boul)
The intestine.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bowelbowel - the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
internal organ, viscus - a main organ that is situated inside the body
hindgut - the caudal part of the alimentary canal in vertebrate embryos
small intestine - the longest part of the alimentary canal; where digestion is completed
large intestine - beginning with the cecum and ending with the rectum; includes the cecum and the colon and the rectum; extracts moisture from food residues which are later excreted as feces
abdomen, belly, stomach, venter - the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
Translations
bowel
n bowel [ˈbauəl]
1 (usually in plural) the part of the digestive system below the stomach; the intestines The surgeon removed part of her bowel. ingewande أمْعاء، مَصارين، أحْشاء чeрва střevo, vnitřnosti tarm der Darm έντερο intestino soolestik روده suolisto intestin(s) מֶעִי आंत crijeva bél usus, isi perut þarmur, görn intestino 장(腸) žarnos zarna; iekšas usus darm tarm jelita intestino intestin(e) кишечник črevo črevo creva tarm ลำไส้ bağırsak кишечник آنتیں ، نظام انہظام ruột
2 (in plural) the inside of something, especially when deep the bowels of the earth. skoot جَوْف، باطِن недра nitro, útroby indre das Innere σπλάχνα entrañas põu درون هر چیز uumenet entrailles קְרָבַיִים भीतरी भाग unutrašnjost a méhe vminek bagian dalam iður viscere 内部 중심부 gelmės iekšiene; dzīles perut bumi binnenste indre; innvoller wnętrzności entranhas mărun­taie; centru недра útroby drobovje utroba innandöme, inre ส่วนในของ iç kısmı 內部 надра اندرونی حصہ lòng 内部
n bowel movement
an act of emptying the bowels. opelyf إفْراغُ المَعِدَه، تغوّط изпразване на червата stolice, vyměšování afføring die Darmentleerung εκκένωση του εντέρου evacuación del vientre کار کردن مزاج selles צוֹאָה मलत्याग करने की प्रक्रिया pražnjenje crijeva székelés berak defecazione 便通 tuštinimasis zarnu iztukšošana membuang air besar ontlasting, stoelgang avføring wypróżnianie się испражнения vyprázdňovanie stolice praznjenje črevesja pražnjenje creva tarmrörelser, avföring การขับถ่ายอุจจาระ aptese çıkmak 大便 випорожнення آنتوں کی حرکت xổ ruột


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Who would think, then, that such fine ladies and gentlemen should regale themselves with an essence found in the inglorious bowels of a sick whale
There it was, as sure a fact and as substantial a fact as any serene volcano, standing innocent with its smokeless summit in the blue sky and giving no sign of the rising hell in its bowels.
This was the good old fashion of fireplaces when there was wood enough in the forests to keep people warm without their digging into the bowels of the earth for coal.
 
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