diarrhetic

Variant of diarrhea

diarrhea definition

di·ar·rhea (dī′ə rē′ə)

noun

excessive frequency and looseness of bowel movements
chiefly Brit. sp. diarrhoea di·ar·rhoe′a

Etymology: ME diarea < OFr diarrie & LL diarrhoea < Gr diarrhoia < dia-, through + rhein, to flow: see stream

Related Forms:

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.