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BOWEL MOVEMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A euphemism for defecation
Example:
he had a bowel movement
Synonyms:
bm; bowel movement; movement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("bowel movement" is a kind of...):
defecation; laxation; shitting (the elimination of fecal waste through the anus)
Domain usage:
euphemism (an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh)
Context examples:
If you have symptoms, they may include blood on your underwear or on toilet paper after a bowel movement, blood in your stool, or constipation or diarrhea lasting more than a week.
(Colonic Polyps, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Diseases)
The capsule endoscope passes out of the body during a bowel movement.
(Capsule endoscope, NCI Dictionary)
The capsule passes out of the body during a bowel movement.
(Capsule endoscopy, NCI Dictionary)
When you feel the urge to have a bowel movement, you may not be able to hold it until you get to a toilet.
(Bowel Incontinence, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
A surface-active emollient, stool softener Docusate helps liquids to mix into dry stool, allowing patients to have a bowel movement without straining.
(Casanthranol/Docusate, NCI Thesaurus)
Symptoms include: • Watery diarrhea (at least three bowel movements per day for two or more days) • Fever • Loss of appetite • Nausea • Abdominal pain or tenderness
(Clostridium Difficile Infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Other abnormalities with bowel movements may be a sign of a digestive problem.
(Bowel Movement, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
A substance used to treat diarrhea (frequent and watery bowel movements).
(Antidiarrheal, NCI Dictionary)
Used as a laxative in constipation and various medical conditions, Cascara (cascara sagrada) is dried bark of Picramnia sp. (Simarubaceae) or Rhamnus purshiana (Rhamnaceae) containing stimulant laxative anthranol glycosides that act on the intestinal wall to increase muscle contractions and encourage bowel movements.
(Frangula purshiana Bark, NCI Thesaurus)
The way the intestines work in terms of how often there are bowel movements, the ability to control when to have a bowel movement, and whether the stools are hard and dry as in constipation or watery as in diarrhea.
(Bowel function, NCI Dictionary)
