Boweling

/ˈbaʊəlɪŋ/ verb

Definition

The action of removing bowels or internal organs; disemboweling.

Etymology

From 'bowel' plus -ing suffix. It can also mean the intestinal system itself, especially in anatomy. The gerund form of 'bowel' as a verb.

Kelly Says

In historical medical texts and descriptions of battlefield injuries, 'boweling' appears as a clinical but grim term—language had to name all the consequences of violence.

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