diarrhea

diarrhea
Synonyms and related words:
BM, abscess, ague, anemia, ankylosis, anoxia, apnea, asphyxiation, asthma, ataxia, atrophy, backache, bleeding, blennorhea, bloody flux, bowel movement, cachexia, cachexy, cardialgia, catharsis, chill, chills, cholera morbus, colic, constipation, convulsion, costiveness, coughing, crap, cyanosis, defecation, dejection, dizziness, dropsy, dysentery, dyspepsia, dyspnea, edema, emaciation, evacuation, fainting, fatigue, fever, fibrillation, flux, gripe, gripes, growth, heartburn, hemorrhage, high blood pressure, hydrops, hypertension, hypotension, icterus, indigestion, inflammation, insomnia, irregularity, itching, jaundice, labored breathing, lientery, loose bowels, low blood pressure, lumbago, marasmus, movement, nasal discharge, nausea, necrosis, obstipation, pain, paralysis, pruritus, purgation, purge, pyrosis, rash, rheum, runs, sclerosis, seizure, shit, shits, shock, skin eruption, sneezing, sore, spasm, stool, tabes, tachycardia, trots, tumor, turistas, upset stomach, vertigo, voidance, vomiting, wasting

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  • diarrhea — (n.) late 14c., from O.Fr. diarrie, from L.L. diarrhoea, from Gk. diarrhoia diarrhea (coined by Hippocrates), lit. a flowing through, from diarrhein to flow through, from dia through (see DIA (Cf. dia )) + rhein to flow (see RHEUM ( …   Etymology dictionary

  • Diarrhea — Di ar*rhe a, Diarrhoea Di ar*rh[oe] a, (d[imac] ar*r[=e] [.a]), n. [L. diarrhoea, Gr. dia rroia, fr. dia rrei^n to flow through; dia + rei^n to flow; akin to E. stream. See {Stream}.] (Med.) A morbidly frequent and profuse discharge of loose or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • diarrhea — [n] loose bowels dysentery, flux, Montezuma’s revenge*, the runs*, the trots*; concept 306 …   New thesaurus

  • diarrhea — [dī΄ə rē′ə] n. [ME diarea < OFr diarrie & LL diarrhoea < Gr diarrhoia < dia , through + rhein, to flow: see STREAM] excessive frequency and looseness of bowel movements: chiefly Brit. sp. diarrhoea diarrheal adj. diarrheic diarrhetic… …   English World dictionary

  • Diarrhea — For other uses, see Diarrhea (disambiguation). Diarrhea An electron micrograph …   Wikipedia

  • diarrhea — diarrheal, diarrheic, diarrhetic /duy euh ret ik/, diarrhoeal, diarrhoeic, diarrhoetic, adj. /duy euh ree euh/, n. Pathol. an intestinal disorder characterized by abnormal frequency and fluidity of fecal evacuations. Also, diarrhoea. [1350 1400;… …   Universalium

  • Diarrhea — A familiar phenomenon with unusually frequent or unusually liquid bowel movements, excessive watery evacuations of fecal material. The opposite of constipation. The word “diarrhea” with its odd spelling is a near steal from the Greek “diarrhoia”… …   Medical dictionary

  • diarrhea — n. 1) to come down with; have diarrhea 2) severe diarrhea 3) an attack of diarrhea …   Combinatory dictionary

  • diarrhea — noun Etymology: Middle English diaria, from Late Latin diarrhoea, from Greek diarrhoia, from diarrhein to flow through, from dia + rhein to flow more at stream Date: 14th century 1. abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or le …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • diarrhea — noun an outbreak of diarrhea in the camp Syn: loose stools; informal the runs, the trots, the squirts, Montezuma s revenge, turista; Medicine dysentery; archaic the flux Ant: constipation …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • Diarrhea (disambiguation) — Diarrhea refers to liquid bowel movements. Diarrhea types: Bovine virus diarrhea Brainerd diarrhea Infectious diarrhea Traveler s diarrhea Verbal diarrhea Runner s diarrhea Diarrhea also refers to: Contents 1 Music 2 Other …   Wikipedia

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