What does bowel mean?
Definitions for bowel
ˈbaʊ əl, baʊlbow·el
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Princeton's WordNet
intestine, bowel, gutnoun
the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
Wiktionary
bowelnoun
A part or division of the intestines, usually the large intestine.
bowelnoun
The entrails or intestines; the internal organs of the stomach.
bowelnoun
The (deep) interior of something.
The treasures were stored in the bowels of the ship.
bowelnoun
The seat of pity or the gentler emotions; pity or mercy.
bowelverb
To disembowel.
Etymology: From boel, from botellus, diminutive of botulus.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Bowelverb
To pierce the bowels.
Etymology: from the noun.
But to the bowell’d cavern darting deep
The mineral kinds confess thy mighty power. James Thomson.
Wikipedia
bowel
The gastrointestinal tract (GI tract, digestive tract, alimentary canal) is the tract or passageway of the digestive system that leads from the mouth to the anus. The GI tract contains all the major organs of the digestive system, in humans and other animals, including the esophagus, stomach, and intestines. Food taken in through the mouth is digested to extract nutrients and absorb energy, and the waste expelled at the anus as feces. Gastrointestinal is an adjective meaning of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines. Most animals have a "through-gut" or complete digestive tract. Exceptions are more primitive ones: sponges have small pores (ostia) throughout their body for digestion and a larger dorsal pore (osculum) for excretion, comb jellies have both a ventral mouth and dorsal anal pores, while cnidarians and acoels have a single pore for both digestion and excretion.The human gastrointestinal tract consists of the esophagus, stomach, and intestines, and is divided into the upper and lower gastrointestinal tracts. The GI tract includes all structures between the mouth and the anus, forming a continuous passageway that includes the main organs of digestion, namely, the stomach, small intestine, and large intestine. The complete human digestive system is made up of the gastrointestinal tract plus the accessory organs of digestion (the tongue, salivary glands, pancreas, liver and gallbladder). The tract may also be divided into foregut, midgut, and hindgut, reflecting the embryological origin of each segment. The whole human GI tract is about nine metres (30 feet) long at autopsy. It is considerably shorter in the living body because the intestines, which are tubes of smooth muscle tissue, maintain constant muscle tone in a halfway-tense state but can relax in spots to allow for local distention and peristalsis.The gastrointestinal tract contains the gut microbiota, with some 1,000 different strains of bacteria having diverse roles in maintenance of immune health and metabolism, and many other microorganisms. Cells of the GI tract release hormones to help regulate the digestive process. These digestive hormones, including gastrin, secretin, cholecystokinin, and ghrelin, are mediated through either intracrine or autocrine mechanisms, indicating that the cells releasing these hormones are conserved structures throughout evolution.
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bowel
The bowel is a general term for the part of the digestive system which includes the small and large intestines. It is responsible for the absorption of nutrients and water from food and drink, and the elimination of waste from the body.
Webster Dictionary
Bowelnoun
one of the intestines of an animal; an entrail, especially of man; a gut; -- generally used in the plural
Bowelnoun
hence, figuratively: The interior part of anything; as, the bowels of the earth
Bowelnoun
the seat of pity or kindness. Hence: Tenderness; compassion
Bowelnoun
offspring
Bowelverb
to take out the bowels of; to eviscerate; to disembowel
Editors Contribution
bowel
An organ in the body of a human being or animal.
The bowel is an amazing organ and plays a vital role in the body of an animal or human.
Submitted by MaryC on January 17, 2020
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of bowel in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of bowel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of bowel in a Sentence
Only direct clinical comparisons of( Remsima) and Remicade in active irritable bowel disease can provide the requisite assurance.
Having irregular periods can be a first sign, or even bowel movement changes or constipation. Issues with performance and muscle recovery could become problematic, untreated, if it gets severe and the body's unable to produce any thyroid hormone, everything starts to slow down. You can have memory issues, slow speech, slow movement -- you can even develop fluid around the heart and fluid in the lungs. The heart rate can also slow down.
In case of deep enteroscopy, like double balloon or single balloon scopes, [which] gets to a deep length [of the gastrointestinal tract] to check small bowel problems, the concept is same as pressure trauma [to cause pancreatitis].
Traditional surgery is needed in some patients who have a history of bowel obstruction or other complications.
That’s like someone telling you that you should sit and have a bowel movement, covered of course, in the middle of two gates where people can see you.
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- أمعاءArabic
- Darm, Dickdarm, Eingeweide, Inneres, BauchGerman
- μύχια, σπλάχνα, παχύ έντερο, έγκατα, έντεροGreek
- tripa, intestino, intestino grueso, entrañas, víscerasSpanish
- gros intestinFrench
- आंतेंHindi
- intestino, viscere, budellaItalian
- 腸, 大腸Japanese
- ნაწლავებიGeorgian
- 배알, 창자Korean
- ingewandeDutch
- tykktarm, tarmNorwegian
- jelitoPolish
- intestinoPortuguese
- внутренности, толстая кишкаRussian
- 腸Chinese
- amathumbu, ithumbuZulu
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