diarrhoea

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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diarrhoea or esp US diarrhea [die-a-ree-a]

Noun

frequent discharge of abnormally liquid faeces [Greek dia- through + rhein to flow]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

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diarrhoea U.S. diarrhea

noun the runs, the trots (informal) dysentery, looseness, the skits (informal) Montezuma's revenge (informal) gippy tummy, holiday tummy, Spanish tummy, the skitters (informal)

Translations

diarrhoea, diarrhea (US) [daɪəˈriːə] n → diarrea

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diarrhoea (US), diarrhea [daɪəˈriːə] n → diarrhée f

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diarrhoea (US) diarrhea [daɪəˈriːə] n → Durchfall m

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diarrhoea (US), diarrhea [daɪəˈriːə] n → diarrea