BOWEL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bowel mean? 

• BOWEL (noun)
  The noun BOWEL has 1 sense:

1. the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus

  Familiarity information: BOWEL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BOWEL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

bowel; gut; intestine

Hypernyms ("bowel" is a kind of...):

internal organ; viscus (a main organ that is situated inside the body)

Meronyms (parts of "bowel"):

hindgut (the caudal part of the alimentary canal in vertebrate embryos)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bowel"):

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)

Holonyms ("bowel" is a part of...):

abdomen; belly; stomach; venter (the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis)

 Context examples 

Bowel incontinence is a problem controlling your bowel movements.

(Bowel Movement, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Blockage of the normal flow of the intestinal contents within the bowel.

(Bowel Obstruction, NCI Thesaurus)

Techniques and procedures for maintaining the health of patients with obstructive bowel disease.

(Bowel Obstruction Management, NCI Thesaurus)

Treatments include changes in diet, medicines, bowel training, or surgery.

(Bowel Incontinence, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

A substance used to treat diarrhea (frequent and watery bowel movements).

(Antidiarrheal, NCI Dictionary)

Balsalazide disodium is used to treat chronic inflammatory bowel disease.

(Balsalazide Disodium, NCI Thesaurus)

The disease may affect the jaw, central nervous system, bowel, kidneys, ovaries, or other organs.

(Burkitt lymphoma, NCI Dictionary)

It is used for idiopathic constipation, secretory diarrhea, and irritable bowel syndrome.

(Calcium Polycarbophil, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon oral administration, the PEG-3350-based laxative NER1006 promotes the retention of water in the bowel.

(PEG-based Laxative NER1006, NCI Thesaurus)

In women, it holds the uterus, bladder, bowel, and other pelvic organs in place so that they can work properly.

(Pelvic Support Problems, NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)