Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Related Searches
Synonyms
Nearby Words

bowels

 - 6 dictionary results
Colon Cancer
Top colon cancer experts. Memorial Sloan-Kettering in NY/NJ.
www.mskcc.org
Colon Cancer Symptoms
Learn the Early Symptoms To Help Prevent Colon Cancer
Health.com/Colon
New IBS Treatment
In Less Than 30 Seconds, You Can Start Reducing IBS Pain!
IBS.BlueRockHolistics.com/30Seconds

bow⋅el

  [bou-uhl, boul] noun, verb, -eled, -el⋅ing or (especially British) -elled, -el⋅ling.
Use bowels in a Sentence
–noun
1. Anatomy.
a. Usually, bowels. the intestine.
b. a part of the intestine.
2. bowels,
a. the inward or interior parts: the bowels of the earth.
b. Archaic. feelings of pity or compassion.
–verb (used with object)
3. to disembowel.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME b(o)uel < OF < L botellus little sausage (bot(ulus) sausage + -ellus -elle )

Related forms:
bow⋅el⋅less, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To bowels
Colon Cancer
Top colon cancer experts. Memorial Sloan-Kettering in NY/NJ.
www.mskcc.org
Colon Cancer Symptoms
Learn the Early Symptoms To Help Prevent Colon Cancer
Health.com/Colon
bow·el   (bou'əl, boul)   
n.  

    1. The intestine. Often used in the plural.

    2. 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.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: bow·el
Pronunciation: 'bau(-&)l
Function: noun
: INTESTINE,GUT; also : one of the divisions of the intestines —usually used in plural except in medical use bowels> bowel>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Cite This Source
Medical Dictionary

bowel bow·el (bou'əl, boul)
n.
The intestine.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Science Dictionary
bowel   (bou'əl)  Pronunciation Key 
The intestine.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Bible Dictionary

Bowels

(Phil. 1:8; 2:1; Col. 3:12), compassionate feelings; R.V., "tender mercies."

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Cite This Source
Search another word or see bowels on Thesaurus | Reference
New IBS Treatment
In Less Than 30 Seconds, You Can Start Reducing IBS Pain!
IBS.BlueRockHolistics.com/30Seconds
IBS Treatment
A simple, natural treatment that identifies the root cause of IBS
www.SageMedLab.com
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way