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bowel

[bou-uhl, boul] / ˈbaʊ əl, baʊl /




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This would include emergency procedures like appendicitis or a blocked bowel.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

“He explained practical things like colon cancer and bowel movements,” Winfrey told Emmy Magazine.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

He posted on social media about various health ailments, including irritable bowel syndrome and spondylolisthesis, a condition caused by a vertebra slipping out of place.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

"I encourage patients to be proactive and use the checklist to start a conversation with their primary care provider about any concerning bowel changes."

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

Sometime before the middle of December, the baby, Plum, stopped having bowel movements.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison

NEW YORK—More than a million fans will visit New York City this month for the World Cup, and many of them will squeeze through the decaying bowels of Pennsylvania Station while they’re here.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

"It spread to my bladder and bowels, causing separate issues and another diagnosis of 'painful bladder syndrome'," she added.

From BBC Apr. 20, 2026

Soon afterward, he was in the hospital, receiving treatment for a blockage in his bowels.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 5, 2026

Somewhere in the bowels of my music collection hides 1985’s George Clinton-produced “Freaky Styley” and 1987’s “The Uplift Mofo Party Plan” on crumbling cassettes.

From Salon Apr. 4, 2026

A diamond, the locksmith reminds himself, is only a piece of carbon compressed in the bowels of the earth for eons and driven to the surface in a volcanic pipe.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

He lightly runs to earth the quaint   Red worm and, deftly troweling,   He makes it with his boweling Familiarly acquaint.

From Black Beetles in Amber by Ambrose Bierce




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