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diarrhoea
/ ˌdaɪəˈrɪə /
noun
- 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
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Example Sentences
Its internal uses are in hysteria, and 136 in such conditions as diarrhoea, dysentery and cholera.
Diarrhoea broke out in the camp soon after my arrival, and continued to haunt us all during the summer.
It is often necessary to give the infant or the young child cereal water to replace food in occasions of summer diarrhoea, etc.
Its leaves dried and pulverised are used as an antidote to various diseases, as diarrhoea, fevers, etc.
Diarrhoea is a simple flux of the bowels, without either the sanguinolent discharges or the intestinal excoriation.
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