diarrhea
Definition
- Noun:
- A condition characterized by frequent, loose, and watery bowel movements: "Diarrhea" refers to an intestinal disturbance resulting in abnormally frequent and liquid stools. It is often a symptom of various underlying issues, not a disease itself.
Usage
- As a noun: The word is used to describe the medical condition or symptom. It is typically an uncountable noun when referring to the general condition, but can be used in a countable sense when referring to specific episodes or types.
- Example: The doctor asked if the patient had experienced any diarrhea.
- Example: Traveler's diarrhea is a common problem for tourists.
Examples
- Noun:
- The main symptom of the infection was severe diarrhea.
- Dehydration is a serious risk associated with prolonged diarrhea.
- Certain medications can cause diarrhea as a side effect.
Advanced Usage
- "to have diarrhea": to be suffering from the condition.
- I can't go out today; I have diarrhea.
- "a bout/case of diarrhea": a specific instance or episode of the condition.
- He suffered from a sudden bout of diarrhea.
Variants and Related Words
- Diarrhoeal (adj, chiefly British spelling): relating to or suffering from diarrhea.
- Diarrhoeal diseases are a major cause of childhood mortality.
- Diarrhetic (adj): causing or having diarrhea.
- The substance has a diarrhetic effect.
Synonyms
- The runs (informal): a casual term for diarrhea.
- Loose stools: a more clinical description of the symptom.
- Dysentery: a specific, often more severe, intestinal infection causing bloody diarrhea.
Antonyms
- Constipation: a condition characterized by infrequent or difficult bowel movements.
Related Phrases/Idioms
- "Like giving a man with diarrhea a laxative": An idiom meaning to make a bad situation much worse.
- Sending more paperwork to the overwhelmed office was like giving a man with diarrhea a laxative.
Noun
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frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor
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