diarrhoea

esp US diarrhea

/ (ˌdaɪəˈrɪə) /

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noun

frequent and copious discharge of abnormally liquid faeces

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Derived forms of diarrhoea

diarrhoeal, diarrhoeic, esp US diarrheal or diarrheic, adjective

Word Origin for diarrhoea

C16: from Late Latin, from Greek diarrhoia, from diarrhein to flow through, from dia- + rhein to flow

Words nearby diarrhoea

diarch, diarchy, diarist, diarize, diarrhea, diarrhoea, diarthric, diarthrodial cartilage, diarthrodial joint, diarthrosis, diarticular

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How to use diarrhoea in a sentence

Its internal uses are in hysteria, and 136 in such conditions as diarrhoea, dysentery and cholera.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2|Various
Diarrhoea broke out in the camp soon after my arrival, and continued to haunt us all during the summer.
The British Expedition to the Crimea|William Howard Russell
It is often necessary to give the infant or the young child cereal water to replace food in occasions of summer diarrhoea, etc.
The Mother and Her Child|William S. Sadler
Its leaves dried and pulverised are used as an antidote to various diseases, as diarrhoea, fevers, etc.
The Vee-Boers|Mayne Reid

Diarrhoea is a simple flux of the bowels, without either the sanguinolent discharges or the intestinal excoriation.
Gilbertus Anglicus|Henry Ebenezer Handerson