di·ar·rhe·a

(dī′ə-rē′ə)

Excessive and frequent evacuation of watery feces.

[Middle English diaria, from Medieval Latin, from Late Latin diarrhoea, from Greek diarroia, from diarrein, to flow through : dia-, dia- + rhein, to flow, run; see sreu- in Indo-European roots.]

di′ar·rhe′al, di′ar·rhe′ic (-ĭk), di′ar·rhet′ic (-rĕt′ĭk) adj.

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di•ar•rhe•a

or di•ar•rhoe•a

(ˌdaɪ əˈri ə)

n.

an intestinal disorder characterized by frequent and fluid fecal evacuations.

[1350–1400; Middle English diaria < Late Latin diarrhoea < Greek diárrhoia a flowing through]

di`ar•rhe′al, di`ar•rhe′ic, di`ar•rhet′ic (-ˈrɛt ɪk) adj.

diarrhea

“Watery stools” can be caused by any condition that causes food residue to be rushed through the large intestine too quickly to allow water absorption. This may be due to bacterial irritation of the canal.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

diarrhea - frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor

diarrhoea, looseness, looseness of the bowels

dysentery - an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea

symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease

the trots - obscene terms for diarrhea

Montezuma's revenge - diarrhea contracted in Mexico or Central America

Translations

إِسْهَال

průjem

diaré

Durchfall DiarrhöDiarrhoe

διάρροια ευκοιλιότητα

diarrea colitis

ripuli

diarrhée

proljev

diarrea

下痢

설사

diarré

อาการท้องร่วง

ishal

bệnh tiêu chảy

腹泻

diarrhoea

(daiəˈriə) (American) diarrhea noun

too much liquid in and too frequent emptying of the bowels. He has diarrhoea.

diarrhea

→ إِسْهَال průjem diaré Durchfall διάρροια diarrea ripuli diarrhée proljev diarrea 下痢 설사 diarree diaré biegunka diarreia понос diarré อาการท้องร่วง ishal bệnh tiêu chảy 腹泻

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

di·ar·rhe·a

n. diarrea;

acute ___ → ___ severa;

___ infantile → ___ infantil;

___ of the newborn → ___ epidémica del recién nacido;

dysenteric ___ → ___ disentérica;

emotional ___ → ___ emocional;

lienteric ___ → ___ lientérica;

mucous ___ → ___ mucosa;

nervous ___ → ___ nerviosa;

pancreatic ___ → ___ pancreática;

purulent ___ → ___ purulenta;

summer ___ → ___ estival o de verano;

travelers' ___ → ___ del viajero. V. cuadro en la página 97.

I have diarrhea (US)
I have diarrhoea (UK) → Mám průjem → Jeg har diarré → Ich habe Durchfall → Έχω διάρροια → Tengo diarrea → Minulla on ripuli → J'ai la diarrhée → Imam proljev → Ho la diarrea → 私は下痢しています → 설사를 해요 → Ik heb diarree → Jeg har diaré → Mam biegunkę → Eu estou com diarréia → У меня понос → Jag har diarré → ฉันท้องร่วง → İshal oldum → Tôi bị tiêu chảy → 我拉肚子了

diarrhea

n diarrea; traveler’s — diarrea del viajero

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