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Noun: bowel  baw(-u)l
  1. The part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
    "The bowel absorbs nutrients from digested food"; "The doctor ordered an X-ray to examine the patient's bowels";
    - intestine, gut, bowels

Derived forms: bowels

Type of: internal organ, viscus

Part of: abdomen, belly, stomach, venter

Encyclopedia: Bowel