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[-] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 week ago

Removing the bowels isn’t called “boweling,” but “disembowling.”

But the synonymous process of removing the guts is called gutting.

[-] calliope@retrolemmy.com 3 points 1 week ago

That’s true, but I would argue “gut” is more colloquial.

Like, to “behead” someone means to remove their head, but it’s also colloquial. Whereas decapitation is the more medical term.

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