- a variation of diarrhea.
diarrhoea
Britishnoun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of diarrhoea
C16: from Late Latin, from Greek diarrhoia, from diarrhein to flow through, from dia- + rhein to flow
Example Sentences
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Symptoms include stomach cramps, diarrhoea, vomiting or fever.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Symptoms include nasal discharge, redness and swelling of the lips, nose and muzzle, lameness or reluctance to stand, a decrease in milk production and diarrhoea in cattle.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
It comes after some Taylor Farms' lettuce was recently linked to an outbreak of cyclospora, a parasite that causes explosive diarrhoea, that has affected thousands of people.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Health Minister Roger Kamba said screening was being carried out as a precautionary measure after a passenger with fever and diarrhoea, who had got off at an earlier stop, had died in hospital.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
They were used now to stomach-aches and a sort of chronic diarrhoea.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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