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Definition of: diarrhea
(dī′ə·rē′ə) noun Pathol.
Morbidly frequent and fluid evacuation of the bowels. Also di′ar·rhoe′a. [<L diarrhoea <Gk. diarrhoia <dia- through + rheein flow]
—di′ar·rhe′·al or ·rhoe′al, di′ar·rhe′ic or ·rhoe′ic, di′ar·rhet′ic or ·rhoet′ic (-ret′ik) adjective
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