[di.ar.rhea] n [ME diaria, fr. LL diarrhoea, fr. Gk diarrhoia, fr. diarrhein to flow through, fr. dia- + rhein to flow--more at stream] (14c) 1: abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid stools
2: excessive flow "verbal ~" -- di.ar.rhe.ic adj -- di.ar.rhe.al adj -- di.ar.rhet.ic adj