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gutnounThe alimentary canal, especially the intestine.
intestinenoun(anatomy, often pluralized) The alimentary canal of an animal through which food passes after having passed all stomachs.
insidesnounguts, intestines, innards
gutsnoun(by extension, informal) Courage; determination.
innardsnounThe internal organs of a human or animal; especially viscera, intestines.
costiveConstipated.
constipatedUnable to defecate; costive.
loinsnounThe reproductive organs.
entrailsnounThe internal organs of an animal, especially the intestines. [from 14th c.]
casingsnoun(UK, dialect, archaic) Dried cattle dung used as fuel.
guttersnoun(Scotland) mud; dirt
hosesnoun(countable) A flexible tube conveying water or other fluid.
intestinesnoun(anatomy, often pluralized) The alimentary canal of an animal through which food passes after having passed all stomachs.
colonnoun(anatomy) Part of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the rectum. (Because the colon is the largest part of the large intestine (constituting most of it), it is often treated as synonymous therewith in broad or casual usage.)
visceranounCollectively, the internal organs of the body, especially those contained within the abdominal and thoracic cavities, such as the liver, heart, or stomach.
small intestinenoun(anatomy) The upper part of the intestine, between the stomach and the large intestine, divided into the duodenum, the jejunum and the ileum.
rectumnoun(anatomy) The terminal part of the large intestine through which feces pass after exiting the colon, but before leaving the body through the anus or cloaca.
midriffnoun(anatomy) The middle section of the human torso, from below the chest to above the waist; the abdomen and its back part.
bellynounThe abdomen (especially a fat one).
duodenumnoun(anatomy) The first part of the small intestine, starting at the lower end of the stomach and extending to the jejunum.

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