Diarrhoea

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Diarrhea \Di`ar*rhe"a\, Diarrhoea \Di`ar*rh[oe]"a\,
     (d[imac]`ar*r[=e]"[.a]), n. [L. diarrhoea, Gr. dia`rroia, fr.
     dia`rrei^n to flow through; dia` + "rei^n to flow; akin to E.
     stream. See {Stream}.] (Med.)
     A morbidly frequent and profuse discharge of loose or fluid
     evacuations from the intestines, without tenesmus; a purging


     or looseness of the bowels; a flux. Diarrheal

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  diarrhoea
       n : frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of
           infection or food poisoning or colitis or a
           gastrointestinal tumor [syn: {diarrhea}, {looseness of
           the bowels}]