bowel
noun[Cusually plural]
uk/ˈbaʊ.əl/us/ˈbaʊ.əl/thelongtubethatcarriessolidwastefrom thestomachout of thebody:
肠He hastroublewith his bowels.他的肠胃有问题。
bowelcancer/cancerof the bowel肠癌
moveyourbowels
(saidespeciallybydoctorsandnurses) toexcrete(=passfrom thebody)thesolidwastethat iscontainedin the bowels:
(尤为医护人员用语)排便Thepatienthadcomplainedofgeneralabdominalpainanddifficultymovingher bowels for the past fourdays.
The digestive system
- anus
- chyme
- coeliac
- colonic
- colorectal
- defecation
- digestive system
- gastrointestinal
- gullet
- innards
- intestine
- mechanical digestion
- ng
- oesophageal
- oesophagus
- omental
- omentum
- tummy
- ureter
- urogenital
Idiom
the bowels ofsomething