diarrhea
or di·ar·rhoe·a
an intestinal disorder characterized by abnormal frequency and fluidity of fecal evacuations.
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Origin of diarrhea
1Other words from diarrhea
- di·ar·rhe·al, di·ar·rhe·ic, di·ar·rhet·ic [dahy-uh-ret-ik], /ˌdaɪ əˈrɛt ɪk/, di·ar·rhoe·al, di·ar·rhoe·ic, di·ar·rhoet·ic, adjective
- an·ti·di·ar·rhe·al, adjective
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How to use diarrhea in a sentence
Other symptoms that may affect some patients include loss of taste or smell, aches and pains, headache, sore throat, nasal congestion, red eyes, diarrhea or skin rash.
7 Tips For Staying Safe As COVID-19 Cases Rise And Colder Weather Heightens The Risk | LGBTQ-Editor | October 25, 2020 | No Straight NewsA 2018 paper from The Lancet Infectious Diseases reported that in 195 countries, diarrhea was responsible for 1,655,944 deaths.
A dirty and growing problem: Too few toilets | Stephanie Parker | September 24, 2020 | Science News For StudentsAfter a week, physicians diagnosed typhoid, a bacterial infection that causes diarrhea, vomiting and fever so high it can be fatal.
How a Swiss Ski Resort Was Ravaged by Typhoid and Survived | Daniel Malloy | September 9, 2020 | OzyThe first known human-to-cat transmission, meanwhile, occurred in Belgium in late March, where a sick owner’s cat developed typical coronavirus-like symptoms including diarrhea, vomiting, and breathing difficulties.
Everything we know—and don’t know—about human-to-animal COVID transmission | jakemeth | September 4, 2020 | FortuneOnly one boat came in the middle of 1972, which brought a lot of sickness, diarrhea, vomiting.
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Within six days, however, the infant was admitted to a pediatric hospital with diarrhea, bluish skin, and respiratory failure.
Kids suffering from malaria or extreme diarrhea are now too often left without medical care.
For children on the brink of severe malnutrition, diarrhea can be the trigger that pushes them over the edge.
With less than a dozen toilets in the entire community, poor sanitation fuels high rates of malaria and lethal cases of diarrhea.
If you continue to have diarrhea or explosive gas, you do need to see your practitioner.
When diarrhea exists, the color may be red, even if the source of the blood is high up.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddHe showed that hog cholera and army diarrhea are the same disease, and come from the same cause.
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society | Upton SinclairI would eat things like this until I got myself a case of diarrhea—and so was cured of constipation for a time!
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society | Upton SinclairThis species has been highly commended as a remedy in dysentery after due depletion, diarrhea, menorrhagia, and leucorrhea.
The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees | James MooneyThe water, however, must have been good here as we were finally getting over the diarrhea.
The Biography of a Rabbit | Roy Benson
Scientific definitions for diarrhea
[ dī′ə-rē′ə ]
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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Cultural definitions for diarrhea
[ (deye-uh-ree-uh) ]
The frequent passage of abnormally watery feces, which is a sign of illness.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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