Definition of diarrhoea Diarrhoea
/dajˌɚiˈʌ/ - [dayereeu] - di•ar•rhoe•a
We found 6 definitions of diarrhoea from 5 different sources.
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British English
diarrhoea - /dˌaɪəɹˈiə/
American English
diarrhea - /dajˌɚiˈʌ/
What does diarrhoea mean?
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| diarrhoea - frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor | ||
| diarrhea, looseness of the bowels, looseness | ||
| symptom anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence | ||
| dysentery an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea | ||
| the shits, the trots obscene terms for diarrhea | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- diarrhoea (n.)
A morbidly frequent and profuse discharge of loose or fluid evacuations from the intestines, without tenesmus; a purging or looseness of the bowels; a flux.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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diarrhoea
A condition in which the sufferer has frequent and watery bowel movements. -
diarrhoea
A condition in which the sufferer has frequent and watery bowel movements.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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diarrhoea
Diarrhea, dī-a-rē′a, n. a persistent purging or looseness of the bowels.—adjs. Diarrhœ′al, Diarrhœ′ic, Diarrhœt′ic (also -rhē′al, -rhē′ic, -rhet′ic). [Gr. diarroia—dia, through, and rhein, to flow.]
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🔤- diarrhoea, noun, singular of diarrhoeas.
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