A part or division of the intestines, usually the large intestine.
"After her surgery, the doctor checked to ensure that each section of her bowel was healing properly."
In plain English: A bowel is part of your digestive system that moves food waste through your body until you pass it as stool.
"The doctor asked me to monitor my bowel movements over the next few days."
Usage: Use this term almost exclusively in medical contexts; avoid it when referring to a person's character or moral integrity, where "conscience" or "integrity" is required. Do not confuse it with "bow," which refers to an arching shape or musical instrument.
To disembowel.
"The angry mob threatened to bowel out anyone who tried to leave the city without paying the toll."
The word bowel comes from the Latin botellus, a small form of "sausage." It entered English through Middle and Old French with this original meaning related to meat casings before shifting to refer to internal organs.