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bowel

[bou-uhl, boul] / ˈbaʊ əl, baʊl /




Example Sentences

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Examples include women being invited for a mammogram to look for breast cancer or the at-home bowel cancer test that is posted to your home every two years over the age of 50.

From BBC

During immune escape, bowel cancer cells disrupt the genes that normally allow the body's immune defenses to recognize them as a threat.

From Science Daily

In the bowels of a building at a London university, a curious professor opens a turquoise door that reads “Map Room.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"These appeared to be in separate parts of bowel adhered together due to magnetic forces," they said.

From Barron's

When combined with breast, bowel and cervical screening it increased the number of cancers detected overall seven-fold.

From BBC