noun

bowel

bowel, intestine

He has a problem with his bowels.

He has a problem with his bowels.

((noun)) the intestines. He has a problem with his bowels.

Synonyms: intestine, gut

From Old French 'boel', from Latin 'botellus' meaning 'small intestine, sausage'.

Sounds like 'vowel'. Imagine the 'o' shape as a tube, like an intestine.

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