• phutatorius@lemmy.zip
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    Removing the bowels isn’t called “boweling,” but “disembowling.”

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

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      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.