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. [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·rheal, diar·rheic (- k), diar·rhetic (-r tk) adj. |
| 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 | 1. | diarrhea - frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor 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 Montezuma's revenge - diarrhea contracted in Mexico or Central America |
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