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diarrheal

American  
[dahy-er-ee-uhl] / ˌdaɪ ərˈi əl /
Or diarrhoeal

adjective

  1. relating to, caused by, or characterized by diarrhea.


Other Word Forms

  • antidiarrheal adjective
  • nondiarrheal adjective
  • post-diarrheal adjective

Example Sentences

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Every day, dozens of people arrive with respiratory infections, diarrheal diseases, skin conditions and eye infections -- ailments that spread quickly in crowded conditions with little clean water.

From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025

Abdominal pain with E. coli is also usually worse than it is for other diarrheal illnesses, said Dr. William Miller, an infectious disease physician at Houston Methodist Hospital.

From Seattle Times • May 7, 2024

Temperature, day length and humidity have been found to be linked to the increased spread of a diarrheal illness a new study from the University of Surrey reveals.

From Science Daily • Jan. 18, 2024

The first, diarrheal disease, often spreads when flooding overwhelms local sanitation infrastructure and causes drinking-water supplies to be contaminated.

From Salon • Dec. 12, 2023

Sometimes she visited houses where people were dying, and often, especially in Cange, there were children with diarrheal diseases that could be fatal.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French