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Noun: diarrhea  `dIu'reeu
Usage: N. Amer (=diarrhoea)
  1. Frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor
    - diarrhoea [Brit, Cdn], looseness of the bowels, looseness

Derived forms: diarrheas

See also: diarrhetic

Type of: symptom

Part of: dysentery

Encyclopedia: Diarrhea