DIARRHEA


Meaning of DIARRHEA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌdī-ə-ˈrē-ə ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English diaria, from Late Latin diarrhoea, from Greek diarrhoia, from diarrhein to flow through, from dia- + rhein to flow — more at stream

Date: 14th century

1. : abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid stools

2. : excessive flow

verbal diarrhea

• di·ar·rhe·al -ˈrē-əl adjective

• di·ar·rhe·ic -ˈrē-ik adjective

• di·ar·rhet·ic -ˈre-tik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.