Bowel
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English
Noun
bowel (plural: bowels)
- The intestinal tract. Often used in the plural.
- A part or division of the intestinal tract, usually the large intestine.
- Bowels: plural the (deep) interior of something
- Slaves were manacled in the bowels of the ship.
- Bowels: Archaic The seat of pity or the gentler emotions.
Translations
- Dutch: ingewande
- Spanish: tripa
See also
- Large bowel
- Small bowel
- Small intestine
- colon