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diarrhea.

A gastrointestinal disorder characterized by frequent and very soft or watery bowel movements.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌdaɪ.əˈɹiː.ə/UK
  1. A gastrointestinal disorder characterized by frequent and very soft or watery bowel movements.

    Canada · US · countable · uncountable
  2. The watery or very soft excrement that comes from such bowel movements.

    Canada · US · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English diaria, from Middle French diarrie (French diarrhée), from Late Latin diarrhoea, from Ancient Greek διάρροια (diárrhoia, “through-flowing”), from διά (diá, “through”) + ῥέω (rhéō, “flow”). By surface analysis, dia- + -rrhea. Spelling later altered to resemble the word's Latin and Greek roots. Displaced native Old English ūtsiht (literally “straining out”).

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