diarrhea

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Hyponyms 1.4.3 Related terms 1.4.4 Translations 1.4.5 See also

[edit] English

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[edit] Alternative spellings

• diarrhoea (Commonwealth)

[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek διάρροια (“‘through-flowing’”), from διά (dia), “‘through’”) + ῥέω (rheō), “‘flow’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: ˈdaɪˌɔː(ɹ).iː.ə/, /ˈdaɪ.əˌ(ɹ)iː.ə/; SAMPA: /"daI%O:(r).i:.@/, /"daI.@%(r)i:.@/
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[edit] Noun

diarrhea (uncountable)

1. A condition in which the sufferer has frequent and watery bowel movements.

[edit] Synonyms

• (medical condition): the runs, the squirts (US), the trots, the squits (both UK) (all slang)
• See also Wikisaurus:diarrhea

[edit] Hyponyms

• Montezuma's revenge (informal)

[edit] Related terms

• galactorrhea/galactorrhoea
• gonorrhea/gonorrhoea
• logorrhea/logorrhoea
• pyorrhea/pyorrhoea

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• constipation