Bowel

bowel /bow·el/ (bou´el) the intestine.

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bow·el (boul, boul)

n.

The intestine. Often used in the plural.

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Bowel

The intestine; a tube-like structure that extends from the stomach to the anus. Some digestive processes are carried out in the bowel before food passes out of the body as waste.

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bowel

the intestine.

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bowel edema

see edema disease.

bowel entrapment

see intestinal strangulation.

hemorrhagic bowel syndrome

see proliferative hemorrhagic enteropathy.

bowel sounds

relatively high-pitched abdominal sounds caused by the propulsion of the intestinal contents through the lower alimentary tract. Auscultation of bowel sounds is best accomplished by using a diaphragm-type stethoscope rather than a bell-shaped one. Normal bowel sounds are characterized by bubbling and gurgling noises that vary in frequency, intensity and pitch. In the presence of distention from flatus, the sounds are hyperresonant and can be heard over the entire abdomen.

bowel training

see housetraining.