diarrhea
noun
an intestinal disorder characterized by abnormal frequency and fluidity of fecal evacuations.
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The fresh plant, bruised, and applied against the pit of the stomach over the navel, will allay sickness, and is useful to stay the diarrhoeic purging of young children.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie