diarrhea
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- noun
- /ˌdaɪəˈrɪə/
- US
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diarrea
- Frequent bouts of diarrhea can lead to dehydration, so it's important to drink plenty of fluids.
- watery diarrhea
- diarrhea and vomiting
- diarrhea and nausea
They're not so likely to die of diarrhea, malaria, HIV.
- They're not so likely to die of diarrhea, malaria, HIV.
- So either bouts of diarrhoea, bouts of Constipation or both.
- Some people do get diarrhea when they make any dietary change.
- Men had a slightly higher rate of diarrhea than women.
- Diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, chronic diarrhea are also issues there as well.
- The most common side effects are nausea, diarrhea, and heartburn.
- They notice a great increase in gas and diarrhea, sometimes Constipation.
- That day I had the flu, I had diarrhea and I'm on the toilet typing.
- Like if I have diarrhea, a fart is like the plug.
- For a second, you asked me if I got sick from diarrhea in my mouth, right?
- So he he lapped, he laps up the diarrhea before bed outside.
- Yeah, of course you got to get to diarrhea, right.
- It smells like diarrhea that's been left out for a month.
Examples
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A simple latrine can prevent diarrhea, the world's second leading cause of infant deaths.
Academic text (2011) -
Later in April, they all went through a week of diarrhea and stomach upsets.
Fiction book (1992) -
Men had a slightly higher rate of diarrhea than women.
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With the bad food and bad water the regiment got, diarrhea was a common complaint.
Fiction book (1992) -
Some people do get diarrhea when they make any dietary change.
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We lose more people to measles and diarrhea.
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The most common side effects are nausea, diarrhea, and heartburn.
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Even at present, population-based studies of diarrhea mortality treat all fatal episodes as a single entity.
Academic text (2013) -
Still, there were cases of epidemic diarrhea among exclusively breastfed infants.
Academic text (2013) -
Subjective symptoms such as nausea, headaches, and diarrhea were more common among workers interviewed than the control.
Academic text (1996)
Synonyms
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A large watery discharge from the bowels
Frequent watery bowel movements that happen when you are ill
Frequent loose, watery bowel movements often caused by infection
Loose, watery poo that you pass when your stomach or bowels are upset
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A serious bacterial infection in young chickens that causes white diarrhea and many deaths
How Severe
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- Informal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
diarrhea = dia + rrhea
The word is built from medical combining forms ('dia-' and '-rrhea') that are not standalone English words, so an average learner cannot derive its meaning from the parts.
Etymology
Diarrhea comes from the Greek parts dia- 'through' and rhein 'to flow', so it literally means 'flowing through'. Think of water rushing through a pipe — that image helps remember why diarrhea means loose, watery stools that pass quickly.