Diarrhea Definition
dīə-rēə
noun
Excessive frequency and looseness of bowel movements.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- looseness
- diarrhoea
- looseness of the bowels
- lientery
- collywobbles
- (of cattle) scour
- flux
Other Word Forms of Diarrhea
Noun
Singular:
diarrhea
Plural:
diarrheasOrigin of Diarrhea
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Middle English diaria from Medieval Latin from Late Latin diarrhoea from Greek diarroia from diarrein to flow through dia- dia- rhein to flow, run sreu- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French diarrie (French diarrhée), from Late Latin diarrhoea, from Ancient Greek διάρροια (diarrhoia, “through-flowing”), from διά (dia, “through”) + ῥέω (rheō, “flow”).
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