Diarrheal

Alternative forms

• diarrhoeal
• diarrhÅ“al

Origin

From diarrhea + -al.

Full definition of diarrheal

Adjective

1. That causes, or is associated with diarrhea.
• 2011, "Cholera and the super-loo", The Economist, 30 Jul 2011:The river systems of India and Bangladesh are rife with diarrhoeal disease.

Synonyms

• diarrheic

Derived terms

• diarrheal shellfish poisoning