diarrhoea
/,daiə'riə/
Definition
- Noun:
- A medical condition characterized by frequent, loose, and watery bowel movements: Diarrhoea is a symptom involving the abnormal passage of three or more loose or liquid stools per day (or more frequently than is normal for the individual). It is often a sign of an infection or disorder in the gastrointestinal tract.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- Traveller's diarrhoea is a common problem for tourists.
- The main symptom of the infection was severe diarrhoea.
- Dehydration is a serious risk with prolonged diarrhoea.
Advanced Usage
- "to have diarrhoea": to suffer from the condition.
- She stayed home because she had diarrhoea.
- "a bout of diarrhoea": a short period or episode of the condition.
- He suffered a sudden bout of diarrhoea.
- "explosive diarrhoea": a severe, sudden, and forceful form of the condition.
- The virus can cause explosive diarrhoea.
Variants and Related Words
- Diarrheal (adj): relating to or suffering from diarrhoea.
- Diarrheal diseases are a major cause of childhood mortality.
- Diarrhoeic (adj): alternative spelling of 'diarrheal'.
- Dysentery (n): an inflammatory disorder of the intestine, especially of the colon, often causing severe diarrhoea with blood and mucus.
- Loose stools (n phrase): a common descriptive term for bowel movements characteristic of diarrhoea.
Synonyms
- The runs (n, informal): a casual term for diarrhoea.
- The trots (n, informal): another casual term for diarrhoea.
- Loose bowels (n phrase): a descriptive synonym.
- Flux (n, archaic): an old term for an excessive flow, including diarrhoea.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
(Note: 'Diarrhoea' is a noun and does not form standard phrasal verbs. The phrases below are common collocations.) - Come down with diarrhoea: to begin to suffer from diarrhoea. - Several members of the expedition came down with diarrhoea. - Struck down by diarrhoea: severely affected by diarrhoea. - He was struck down by a violent case of diarrhoea.
Related Idioms
- Like a dose of salts (idiom, informal): acting very quickly and thoroughly, often used humorously in reference to a laxative effect.
- That news went through the office like a dose of salts.
- The backdoor trots (idiom, informal): a humorous and euphemistic idiom for diarrhoea.
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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