diarrhoea
has definitions from the field of medicine
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[ noun ] (medicine) frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor
Synonyms Used in print (Bell I. Wiley, "Home Letters of Johnny Reb and Billy...)One of the most common of camp maladies was diarrhoea . Johnny_Rebs from the deep_South who were plagued with diarrhoea after transfer to the Virginia front often informed their families that they were suffering from the `` the Virginia quickstep '' . A Georgia soldier gave his wife the following description of the cause and consequence of diarrhoea : `` I have bin a_little sick with diorah two or three days . Related terms |
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