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diarrhea - 8 dictionary results

di⋅ar⋅rhe⋅a

[dahy-uh-ree-uh]
–noun Pathology.
an intestinal disorder characterized by abnormal frequency and fluidity of fecal evacuations.
Also, di⋅ar⋅rhoe⋅a.


Origin:
1350–1400; ME diaria < LL diarrhoea < Gk diárrhoia a flowing through, equiv. to diarrho- (var. s. of diarrheîn to flow through) + -ia -ia


di⋅ar⋅rhe⋅al, di⋅ar⋅rhe⋅ic, di⋅ar⋅rhet⋅ic [dahy-uh-ret-ik] , di⋅ar⋅rhoe⋅al, di⋅ar⋅rhoe⋅ic, di⋅ar⋅rhoet⋅ic, adjective
di·ar·rhe·a also di·ar·rhoe·a   (dī'ə-rē'ə)   
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·rhe'al, di'ar·rhe'ic (-ĭk), di'ar·rhet'ic (-rět'ĭk) adj.

Diarrhea

Di`ar*rhe"a\, Diarrhoea \Di`ar*rh[oe]"a\, n. [L. diarrhoea, Gr. ?, fr. ? to flow through; ? + ? to flow; akin to E. stream. See Stream.] (Med.) A morbidly frequent and profuse discharge of loose or fluid evacuations from the intestines, without tenesmus; a purging or looseness of the bowels; a flux.
Language Translation for : diarrhea
Spanish: diarrea,
German: der Durchfall,
Japanese: 下痢

diarrhea [(deye-uh-ree-uh)]

The frequent passage of abnormally watery feces, which is a sign of illness.


diarrhea 
1398, from O.Fr. diarrie, from L. diarrhoea, from Gk. diarrhoia "diarrhea" (coined by Hippocrates), lit. "a flowing through," from diarrhein "to flow through," from dia- "through" + rhein "to flow." Respelled 16c. from diarria on Latin model.

Main Entry: di·ar·rhea
Variant: or chiefly British di·ar·rhoea /"dI-&-'rE-&/
Function: noun
: abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid stools

diarrhea di·ar·rhe·a or di·ar·rhoe·a (dī'ə-rē'ə)
n.
Excessive and frequent evacuation of watery feces.


di'ar·rhe'al or di'ar·rhe'ic (-ĭk) or di'ar·rhet'ic (-rět'ĭk) adj.

diarrhea   (dī'ə-rē'ə)  Pronunciation Key 
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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