Diarrhea Definition

dīə-rēə
noun
Excessive frequency and looseness of bowel movements.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
diarrhea
Plural:
diarrheas

Origin of Diarrhea

  • Middle English diaria from Medieval Latin from Late Latin diarrhoea from Greek diarroia from diarrein to flow through dia- dia- rhein to flow, run sreu- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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

    From Wiktionary

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