Defecation. Evacuating waste matter from the bowels.

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The long, tube-shaped organ in the abdomen that is part of the digestive tract. The bowel has two parts: the small and large bowel. The large bowel includes the colon and the rectum.

The process of cleaning out the bowel (removing faeces) before a test or scan to allow the doctor to see the bowel more clearly.

The last 15–20 cm of the large bowel, which stores faeces until a bowel movement occurs….

A rare cancer that occurs in the small bowel. Also called small intestine cancer….

Part of the lower gastrointestinal tract. The large bowel stores waste until it leaves the body as faeces. Its four main sections are the caecum, colon, rectum and anus. Also called the large intestine.