diarrhoea
Britishnoun
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Etymology
Origin of diarrhoea
C16: from Late Latin, from Greek diarrhoia, from diarrhein to flow through, from dia- + rhein to flow
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Early symptoms include fever, muscle pain, fatigue, headache and sore throat, and are followed by vomiting, diarrhoea, a rash and bleeding.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
But as Ebola progresses, it leads to vomiting, diarrhoea, and the body's organs not working.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
Side effects on the drug were common but mostly mild and included nausea, constipation or diarrhoea.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
They may also get shortness of breath, stomach pain, nausea and vomiting or diarrhoea.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
There was, I believe, a lavatory somewhere along the corridor, but only an attack of acute diarrhoea would be accepted as an excuse for visiting it.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
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