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| di·ar·rhe·a [ d ə r ə ] |
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1. frequent and excessive bowel movements: frequent and excessive discharging of the bowels producing thin watery feces, usually as a symptom of gastrointestinal upset or infection
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2. watery feces: thin watery feces
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| [Early 16th century. Via Latin< Greek diarrhoia< diarrhein "flow through" < rhein "to flow"] |
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  di·ar·rhe·al adjective |
| di·ar·rhe·ic adjective |
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