diarrhea

di·ar·rhe·a also di·ar·rhoe·a  (d-r)

n.

Excessive and frequent evacuation of watery feces, usually indicating gastrointestinal distress or disorder.

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[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.]

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diar·rheal, diar·rheic (-k), diar·rhetic (-rtk) adj.

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diarrhea  (d-r)

Excessive and frequent evacuation of watery feces, usually a symptom of a gastrointestinal disorder. Severe, prolonged diarrhea can lead to dehydration.

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Noun

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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 shits, the trots - obscene terms for diarrhea Montezuma's revenge - diarrhea contracted in Mexico or Central America