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SYN: intestine. See small b. series. [through the Fr. from L. botulus, sausage]
- large b. the colon.
- small b. proximal portion of the intestine distal to the stomach, comprising the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum.
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bow·el 'bau̇(-ə)l n INTESTINE, GUT also one of the divisions of the intestines usu. used in pl. except in medical use <move your \bowels> <surgery of the involved \bowel>
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bow·el (bouґəl) [Fr. boyau] intestinum.Medical dictionary. 2011.