DIARRHEA

diarrhea, diarrhoea, looseness of the bowels, looseness

(noun) frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

diarrhea (countable and uncountable, plural diarrheas)

A gastrointestinal disorder characterized by frequent and very fluid or watery bowel movements.

(chiefly, US, UK) The watery or very soft excrement that comes from such bowel movements.

Usage notes

Diarrhea is the American and Canadian spelling; diarrhoea is the British / Commonwealth (except Canada) spelling.

Synonyms

• (medical condition): the runs, the shits, the squirts (US), the trots, the squits (both UK), the skitters (Scottish and Northern English) (all slang)

• See also diarrhea

Hyponyms

• Montezuma's revenge (informal)

• Pharaoh's revenge (informal)

Source: Wiktionary


Di`ar*rhe"a, Di`ar*rhoe"a, n. Etym: [L. diarrhoea, Gr. stream. See Stream.] (Med.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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