Diarrhea

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ËŒdaɪ.əˈɹiː.É™/

Alternative forms

• diarrhoea British
• diarrhÅ“a

Origin

From Old French diarrie (French diarrhée), from Late Latin diarrhoea, from Ancient Greek διάρροια (diarrhoia, "through-flowing"), from διά (dia, "through") + ῥέω (rheō, "flow").

Full definition of diarrhea

Noun

1. (chiefly North America) A condition in which the sufferer has frequent and watery bowel movements.
2. The watery excrement that comes from said bowel movements.

Synonyms

• (medical condition) the runs, the shits, the squirts US, the trots, the squits both UK, the skitters Scottish all slang

Hyponyms

• Montezuma's revenge informal
• Pharao's revenge informal

Related terms

• galactorrhea/galactorrhoea
• gonorrhea/gonorrhoea
• logorrhea/logorrhoea
• pyorrhea/pyorrhoea
• rheology