bowel movement
noun
plural bowel movements
: an act of passing usually solid waste through the rectum and anus
He had a two-day history of right lower abdominal pain … without bowel movements.—
William W. Scott, Jr. et al.
William W. Scott, Jr. et al.
also
: fecal matter expelled at one passage : stool sense 3a
Cats get infected from contact with other cats' bowel movements or by predation. —Donald Caslow
Donald Caslow Examples of bowel movement in a Sentence
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Gluten may trigger abdominal cramping, diarrhea, and bowel movement urgency in people with IBS.
—Roxana Ehsani, Health, 10 July 2024
Blasberg reportedly ghosted the Oscar winner’s house after an unseemly incident in her guest cottage, involving an intense bowel movement which wrecked the place.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 5 July 2024
There, medical professionals told her the dog had a stomach obstruction that would have to be passed through a bowel movement or through surgery.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 29 June 2024
Constipation, or fewer than three bowel movements per week, may result in anal fissures that cause bleeding.
—Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 17 June 2024
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Roxana Ehsani, Health, 10 July 2024
Blasberg reportedly ghosted the Oscar winner’s house after an unseemly incident in her guest cottage, involving an intense bowel movement which wrecked the place.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 5 July 2024
There, medical professionals told her the dog had a stomach obstruction that would have to be passed through a bowel movement or through surgery.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 29 June 2024
Constipation, or fewer than three bowel movements per week, may result in anal fissures that cause bleeding.
—Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 17 June 2024
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“Bowel movement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bowel%20movement. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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