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 Translations 1.4.3 See also

[edit] English

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[edit] Alternative spellings

• diarrhoea (Commonwealth)

[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek διάρροια (“‘through-flowing’”)

[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

• (slang): the runs, the squirts, hershey squirts, the squits (UK), the trots, the craps, number 3, The 2 bob bits, Montezuma's revenge
• (taboo slang): the shits, spitting mud, blowing mud, mud butt

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• constipation