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diarrhoea

/ ˌdaɪəˈrɪə /

noun

  1. frequent and copious discharge of abnormally liquid faeces


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Derived Forms

  • ˌdiarˈrhoeal, adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of diarrhoea1

C16: from Late Latin, from Greek diarrhoia, from diarrhein to flow through, from dia- + rhein to flow

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Example Sentences

Then we had my birthday feast a week late, owing to diarrhœa on the proper occasion.

In children, especially, where diarrhœa exists, Chamomilla should be used.

Much of the indigestion and diarrhœa which attack people during the summer is doubtless due to this kind of poisoning.

Diarrhœa attacks chiefly hogs and weak gimmers and dinmonts; whereas dysentery is frequent among older sheep.

Diarrhœa almost always occurs in the spring, and ceases about June, when dysentery only commences.

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