Definition of diarrhea
1 : abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid stools (see 1stool 3b) symptoms include fever, nausea, and diarrhea
2 : excessive flow verbal diarrhea
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Examples of diarrhea in a Sentence
The symptoms of the disease include fever, nausea, and diarrhea.
I was taken with severe diarrhea while attending the conference.
Recent Examples of diarrhea from the Web
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As a result, symptoms include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain and fever.
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Rosenbaum took a train from Richmond, Virginia, to Baltimore for infusions every two weeks and then, after some fatigue and diarrhea side effects, once a month.
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V. cholerae produces a toxin that rapidly floods the gut with water, leading to massive diarrhea.
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The children had abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting, and other gastrointestinal symptoms, along with gut inflammation visible under a microscope.
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While most cases occur without symptoms, and treatment is relatively straightforward, untreated patients with severe diarrhea can die in just hours.
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Listeria symptoms include high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea.
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Animal management received a call about an injured stray cat that had diarrhea and was barely able to walk.
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Diarrhea is one of the least pleasant parts of dealing with a stomach bug.
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Origin and Etymology of diarrhea
Middle English diaria, from Late Latin diarrhoea, from Greek diarrhoia, from diarrhein to flow through, from dia- + rhein to flow — more at stream
DIARRHEA Defined for English Language Learners
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medical : an illness that causes you to pass waste from your body very frequently and in liquid rather than solid form
DIARRHEA Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of diarrhea for Students
: abnormally frequent and watery bowel movements
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Medical Definition of diarrhea
: abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid stools
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